Scientific research: admission of third-country national researchers to the Community, application measures

The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Vincent PEILLON (PES, FR) broadly approving the proposal with a few amendments. Parliament deleted the clause whereby Member States must guarantee third-country nationals the possibility of working as a researcher without any maximum time limit, save where an exception is justified by the needs of the researchers’ country of origin. Instead, a clause is inserted stating that a researcher may work without any maximum time limit, save where the third-country national in question is not in possession of a valid passport or equivalent travel document or constitutes a threat to public policy, public security or public health. It added that women should be promoted in scientific research.