The Commission noted that three EU member states have not yet eased the access of highly skilled workers to the EU labor market.
“Despite having been warned in July 2011, Austria, Cyprus and Greece have not yet transposed the rules of the Blue Card Directive, which should have been implemented before 19 June 2011,” said the EC.
According to the press release, the Commission also decided to end the proceedings against Malta, Romania and Luxembourg.
“These countries were late in implementing the Blue Card Directive, leading the Commission to start legal proceedings against them, but they have now brought into force the national legislation necessary to apply the Directive,” said the EC.
The EU Blue Card states norms that help highly qualified migrants outside Europe work in the EU. The Directive was adopted on May 25, 2009 and EU member states had until June 2011 to transpose it into their national legislation.