Is Green better than Blue? The Danish JHA opt-out and the Unilateral attempt to attrack highly skilled labour

Marlene Wind; Silvia Adamo

doi:10.1163/15718166-12342085

Is Green better than Blue? The Danish JHA opt-out and the Unilateral attempt to attrack highly skilled labour

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Abstract

In 20-30 years Denmark will, just like the rest of the eu, be in need of an increasing number of highly skilled workers from outside the eu to sustain its welfare society. While the eu has adopted a common Blue Card aiming at making it possible for foreign workers to live and work in most of the eu, Denmark has, due to its opt-out in Justice and Home Affairs, chosen its own Green Card Scheme. This article looks into this choice and compares the recent Danish attempt to attract high skilled workers with the Blue Card directive. It analyses the differences and similarities between the two schemes and investigates why initiatives to attract highly skilled workers have not been successful at either the Danish nor the European level.

Translated title of the contribution	ER Grøn bedre end blå? Det dansk rets-forbehold og det ensidige forsøg på at tiltrække højtuddannet arbejdskraft
Original language	English
Article number	3
Journal	European Journal of Migration and Law
Volume	17
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	329-361
Number of pages	32
ISSN	1388-364X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/15718166-12342085
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Faculty of Social Sciences
highly skilled labour
blue card
migration
green card
Danish jha opt-out

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