Freedom to provide cross-border services: admission to the third-country nationals established within the Community

The committee adopted the report (consultation procedure) by Maria BERGER (PES, D) approving the Commission proposal subject to a number of amendments designed to improve the drafting of the Directive and hence to tighten up and clarify the rules in order to prevent abuse. Other amendments were aimed at simplifying administrative procedures, for example by requiring Member States to designate only one authority responsible for issuing Service Provision Cards.