Immigration policy: sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals

The European Parliament finally adopted, by 522 to 105 with 34 abstentions, a legislative resolution amending the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals.

The vote for the amendments made by Parliament in its sitting of 4 February 2009 had been postponed to a later sitting.

Parliament approved the Commission proposal as amended on 4 February 2009 (please refer to the summary of the partial vote of that date.)

A Joint Statement by the European Parliament and the Council annexed to the resolution states that rules on subcontracting agreed upon in this Directive shall be without prejudice to other provisions on this issue to be adopted in future legislative instruments.