Consulta pública sobre la propuesta de Directiva del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo relativa al reconocimiento de las cualificaciones de los nacionales de terceros países

The European Commission has presented a proposal for a directive on the recognition of the qualifications of third-country nationals, in order to establish a common European framework facilitating the recognition of qualifications obtained outside the European Union.

The initiative aims to simplify and harmonise recognition procedures, reduce administrative burdens and improve transparency and cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member States, promoting the labour integration of professionals from third countries and helping to respond to the needs of qualified personnel in the European Union.

The main objectives of the proposal are:

• To establish a common European framework for the recognition of qualifications of third-country nationals, reducing the differences between national procedures.
• Simplify and streamline recognition procedures, reducing processing times and administrative burdens.
• Improve transparency, legal certainty and the information available to applicants.
• Strengthening administrative cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member States and promoting the digitisation of procedures.
• Facilitate job integration and the attraction of qualified talent from third countries.

Within the framework of the provisions of the Agreement of the Council of Ministers of 23 February 2021, for the improvement of the process of negotiation and incorporation of European Union law into the internal legal order, and taking as reference the provisions of article 26.2 of Law 50/1997, of 27 November, of the Government, a period of public consultation is opened to obtain the contributions of the subjects and organizations potentially affected by the normative proposal.

The deadline for submission of contributions will be 15 calendar days, counted from the day following the publication of this consultation on the website of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.

Interested persons, entities and organizations may send their contributions and observations through the email coordinacionpqd@ciencia.gob.es, indicating in the subject: Public consultation – Recognition of qualifications of third-country nationals.

The contributions must be submitted within the established deadline and identify the person or entity that formulates them.

In general, the contributions received may be made publicly available. In the event that any part of the information provided is confidential, this circumstance must be expressly indicated and its confidential nature justified, accurately identifying the affected contents.