Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

AddedArticle 5 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. The design and functioning of the EU Talent Pool IT platform shall ensure that the automated matching tool does not lead to unfair biases or discriminatory practices prohibited under Union or national law.

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 1: 1. Each Member State shall designate an EU Talent Pool National Contact Point. Member States shall ensure that relevant authorities from the field of employment and immigration are appointed as the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points in order to improve synergies between those authorities and avoid overburdening national administrations.

AddedArticle 5 – paragraph 3: 3. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, the necessary technical standards for the data exchange, data formats including ESCO, Europass, job vacancies formats and profiles formats for jobseekers from third countries and registered employers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 22(3).

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new): (ba) consulting social partner organisations and local and regional authorities on labour market trends and developments;

AddedArticle 6 – paragraph 3: 3. Profiles of registered jobseekers from third countries shall include the name, surname, contact details, date of birth and nationality or nationalities, information on academic and professional qualifications, volunteering or work experience, other skills and language knowledge. Profiles of registered jobseekers may include additional information, such as their participating Member States of preference and their availability to start work.

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 2 – point f: (f) providing information to the EU Talent Pool Secretariat on recruitment, immigration and recognition procedures at national level pursuant to Article 17(1), including with regard to the implementation of the principle of preference for Union citizens and relevant data for the monitoring of the EU Talent Pool as set out in Article 20;

AddedArticle 6 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. Profiles of employers participating in the EU Talent Pool registered on the platform shall include the employer’s name, the contact details of the person responsible for recruitment, the company registration number, its sector of activity and a brief description of the employer’s operations.

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new): (fa) monitoring employers’ adherence to the ILO General Principles and Operational Guidelines on Fair Recruitment and reporting national developments in that regard to the EU Talent Pool Secretariat;

AddedArticle 6 – paragraph 4: 4. The EU Talent Pool Secretariat and the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points shall inform registered jobseekers from third countries and registered employers participating in the EU Talent Pool about the processing of their personal data and their rights as data subjects as well as about their rights under paragraphs 6 and 7.

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RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new): The suspension referred to in paragraph 2, point (e), of this Article shall be lifted without delay once the relevant national authorities have notified the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points of the fact that the breach of the relevant law and practice has been remedied or once the employer concerned has demonstrated that it has been remedied. In the event of a breach of Directive 2009/52/EC or Directive (EU) 2024/1712, the employer shall be suspended from the EU Talent Pool indefinitely.

AddedArticle 6 – paragraph 6: 6. Profiles of registered jobseekers from third countries that have not been accessed for a period of one year and those of employers that have not been accessed for a period of two years from the registration of their profiles shall be removed or anonymised and no personal data shall be stored. The jobseekers or employers concerned shall be automatically notified one month prior that their profiles shall be removed if they are not accessed within that period.

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RemovedArticle 11 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. As soon as a jobseeker and an employer have been matched in accordance with Article 16, at the request of the relevant EU Talent Pool National Contact Point, the relevant national competent authority shall provide it with information from the Schengen Information System for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the declaration of the jobseeker referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.

AddedArticle 6 – paragraph 8 a (new): 8a. Processing of the special categories of personal data referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 for the purpose of searching and matching shall be prohibited.

RemovedArticle 11 – paragraph 2 b (new): 2b. Where it is discovered that a jobseeker from a third country is subject to a decision or ban as referred to in paragraph 2, the EU Talent Pool National Contact Point shall communicate that fact to the EU Talent Pool Secretariat. The EU Talent Pool Secretariat shall in turn remove that jobseeker’s profile from the EU Talent Pool IT platform.

AddedArticle 6 – paragraph 9: 9. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 21 supplementing this Regulation by establishing further provisions on the personal data to be processed and included in the job vacancies, jobseekers’ and employers’ profiles formats, responsibilities of data controllers, including rules governing the possible use of a data processor or processors, as well as on the conditions for accessing personal data and the option available to registered jobseekers to restrict the access to their personal data on the EU Talent Pool IT platform.

RemovedArticle 11 – paragraph 2 c (new): 2c. Where a decision or ban as referred to in paragraph 2 no longer applies to a jobseeker from a third country, that jobseeker may create a new profile in order to register on the EU Talent Pool IT platform.

AddedArticle 8 – paragraph 2 – point c: (c) publishing relevant information on the EU Talent Pool IT platform pursuant to Articles 3(2), Article 10(2), point (f), Article 12(5), (6) and (7), Article 14(2), Article 15(2) and Article 17;

RemovedArticle 11 – paragraph 2 d (new): 2d. Persons who have been convicted of an offence as laid down in Directive (EU) 2017/541 or of any other offence constituting or involving a threat to the national security of a Member State shall not be able to register on the EU Talent Pool IT platform.

AddedArticle 8 a (new): Article 8a / Composition of the EU Talent Pool Steering Group / 1. The EU Talent Pool Steering Group is established. / 2. The EU Talent Pool Steering Group shall be composed of the following members: / (a) two members from each participating Member State, including a representative of the migration authorities and a representative of the employment authorities; / (b) two members representing the Commission; / (c) six members representing cross-industry social partner organisations at Union level, with an equal representation of trade unions and employer organisations. / 3. An expert of the European Parliament may be invited to attend the meetings of the EU Talent Pool Steering Group. / 4. Representatives of Union bodies, offices and agencies, representatives of international organisations, representatives of third countries participating in Talent Partnerships and other relevant stakeholders may be invited to attend the meetings of the EU Talent Pool Steering Group to present their views. / 5. Only participating Member States shall be members of the EU Talent Pool Steering Group. Member States not participating in the EU Talent Pool may participate in the meetings of the EU Talent Pool Steering Group as observers. / 6. The representatives referred to in paragraph 2, point (c), shall sign a written statement declaring that they are not in a situation of conflict of interest. The EU Talent Pool Secretariat shall publish those statements and updates to those statements on its we…

RemovedArticle 11 – paragraph 4: 4. Jobseekers from third countries registered in the EU Talent Pool IT platform may search for job vacancies. The EU Talent Pool IT platform’s automated matching tool shall ensure higher visibility for jobseekers from third countries who have previously been selected for a job vacancy in the EU Talent Pool.

AddedArticle 9 – title: Functions of the EU Talent Pool Steering Group

RemovedArticle 11 – paragraph 4 a (new): 4a. Upon registering in the EU Talent Pool IT platform, jobseekers from third countries shall be offered the possibility to participate in an information session on their labour rights in the context of the platform and in the context of recruitment by an employer of a Member State. That session shall include information on how to lodge a complaint as referred to in Article 18. The EU Talent Pool Secretariat, with the support of National Contact Points, shall organise such information sessions.

AddedArticle 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. The EU Talent Pool Steering Group is responsible for:

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 1: 1. Member States taking part in a Talent Partnership may decide to rely on the EU Talent Pool to facilitate the recruitment of jobseekers from that third country whose skills were developed or validated in the framework of that Talent Partnership and certified by an ‘EU Talent Partnership pass’.

AddedArticle 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new): (aa) ensuring the exchange of best practices among Member States regarding the national adjustments to the list of EU-wide shortage occupations pursuant to Article 15;

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 6: 6. Member States may decide, in the framework of the relevant Talent Partnership in which they take part, to limit the visibility of profiles of registered jobseekers from third countries having obtained an ‘EU Talent Partnership pass’, for a maximum period of six months, to employers established in one or more Member States taking part in that same Talent Partnership. The EU Talent Pool Secretariat shall publish information on the application of this paragraph on the EU Talent Pool IT platform.

AddedArticle 9 – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) facilitating the gathering of data relevant for the monitoring activities of the EU Talent Pool referred to in Article 20, including feedback data following the recruitment of registered jobseekers from third countries who have been selected for a job vacancy in the EU Talent Pool;

RemovedArticle 12 – paragraph 7: 7. The list of third countries and Member States taking part in a Talent Partnership and the relevant occupations covered therein shall be published on the EU Talent Pool IT platform.

AddedArticle 9 – paragraph 1 – point d: (d) discussing and exchanging best practices regarding the implementation of accelerated immigration procedures to facilitate the recruitment of registered jobseekers from third countries pursuant to Article 19;

AddedArticle 9 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new): (da) providing support to the Commission and the Union delegations in third countries and to international organisations pursuant to Article 17(3b).

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AddedArticle 9 – paragraph 4: deleted

AddedArticle 10 – paragraph 1: 1. Each participating Member State shall designate an EU Talent Pool National Contact Point. Participating Member States shall ensure that relevant authorities from the field of employment and immigration are appointed to their EU Talent Pool National Contact Points.

AddedArticle 10 – paragraph 2 – point b: (b) transferring the employer profiles and job vacancies which fulfil the requirements laid out in Article 13 to the EU Talent Pool IT platform through the single coordinated channel and facilitating the matching between registered jobseekers from third countries and registered employers participating in the EU Talent Pool;

AddedArticle 10 – paragraph 2 – point c: (c) notifying to the EU Talent Pool Secretariat of the national list of shortage occupations every six months and of any national adjustments to the list of EU-wide shortage occupations pursuant to Article 15;

AddedArticle 10 – paragraph 2 – point d: (d) keeping a registry of employers participating in the EU Talent Pool based on the employer profiles registered on the EU Talent Pool IT platform;

AddedArticle 10 – paragraph 2 – point e: (e) suspending the access of employers participating in the EU Talent Pool and removing their profiles and job vacancies from the EU Talent Pool IT platform in case of a breach of the relevant law and practice pursuant to Article 13(3) is notified to the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points by the relevant national authorities responsible for enforcing the relevant Union or national law and practice;

AddedArticle 10 – paragraph 2 – point f: (f) providing information to the EU Talent Pool Secretariat on national procedures for recruitment, immigration and recognition of qualifications , including with regard to the implementation of the principle of preference for Union citizens or any suspension thereof under accelerated immigration procedures pursuant to Article 19, and relevant data for the monitoring of the EU Talent Pool as set out in Article 20;

AddedArticle 10 – paragraph 2 – point g: (g) providing information and support services to registered jobseekers from third countries and employers participating in the EU Talent Pool in accordance with Article 17(2) and in cooperation with social partners, local and regional authorities and, where applicable, organisations which offer post-recruitment assistance to third-country nationals.

AddedArticle 11 – paragraph 1: 1. Jobseekers from third countries may who wish to register on the EU Talent Pool IT platform shall be able to create their profiles via manual input, CV import, the Europass profile builder, the EU Skills Profile Tool for Third-Country Nationals or any other tool approved by the EU Talent Pool Secretariat.

AddedArticle 11 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. Where an EU Talent Pool National Contact Point establishes that a jobseeker from a third country meets one of the criteria set out in paragraph 2, the National Contact Point shall remove that jobseeker’s profile from the EU Talent Pool IT platform. That jobseeker may create a new profile once the decision or ban referred to in paragraph 2 no longer applies.

AddedArticle 11 – paragraph 2 b (new): 2b. Profiles of jobseekers who have made a false declaration with regard to the information referred to in paragraph 2 shall be removed from the EU Talent Pool IT platform.

AddedArticle 11 – paragraph 3: 3. Profiles of jobseekers from third countries registered in the EU Talent Pool shall be visible to registered employers participating in the EU Talent Pool.

AddedArticle 12 – title: Profile registration and access of jobseekers from third countries in the context of EU Talent Partnerships, bilateral arrangements or national frameworks on the development of skills and validation in a third country

AddedArticle 12 – paragraph 1: 1. Participating Member States taking part in an EU Talent Partnership or having in place bilateral arrangements with third countries or a national framework on skills development and validation in a third country may decide to rely on the EU Talent Pool to facilitate the recruitment of jobseekers from that third country whose skills were developed or validated in the framework of that Talent Partnership and certified by a 'Talent Partnership pass'.

AddedArticle 12 – paragraph 2: 2. Jobseekers from third countries who have received a' 'Talent Partnership pass' certifying the skills developed or validated in the context of a Talent Partnership, a bilateral arrangement or a national framework on skills development and validation in a third country may register their profile in the EU Talent Pool IT platform linking their profiles to the 'Talent Partnership pass'.

AddedArticle 12 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. Jobseekers from a third country who have received a ‘Talent Partnership pass’ and who as a result of being selected for a job vacancy in the EU Talent Pool subsequently seek a permit for highly-qualified employment in accordance with Directive (EU) 2021/1883 shall automatically benefit from the provisions laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) and in Article 13(2) of that Directive.

AddedArticle 12 – paragraph 2 b (new): 2b. Jobseekers from a third country who have received a ‘Talent Partnership pass’ and who as a result of being selected for a job vacancy in the EU Talent Pool subsequently seek a single permit in accordance with Directive (EU) 2024/1233 shall receive a decision on their application in accordance with Article 5(2) of that Directive. For the purpose of such applications for single permits, the provisions of Article 8(3) and (4) of that Directive shall not apply.

AddedArticle 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part: 3. The 'Talent Partnership pass' shall be visible on the EU Talent Pool IT platform and shall contain information on one or more of the following elements:

AddedArticle 12 – paragraph 3 – point a: (a) the details of education and training obtained by the third country national participating in the EU Talent Partnership, bilateral arrangement or national framework, including the subject-matter of education the training, its duration and the type of skills obtained and their level;

AddedArticle 12 – paragraph 3 – point b: (b) the qualification acquired and the skills of the third country national which have been validated in the context of the EU Talent Partnership, bilateral arrangement or national framework, including skills and competencies relating to a specific occupation, language skills, or competencies facilitating their integration in one or more Member States;

AddedArticle 12 – paragraph 4: 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt templates for the format of the 'Talent Partnership pass'. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 22(2).

AddedArticle 12 – paragraph 5: 5. The conditions for the issuance of the 'Talent Partnership pass' shall be determined by the Member States in the framework of the Talent Partnership in which they are participating or in the context of the bilateral arrangement or the national framework those Member States have put in place. The Commission shall publish information on those conditions on the EU Talent Pool IT platform.

AddedArticle 12 – paragraph 6: 6. Participating Member States may decide, in the framework of the relevant EU Talent Partnership, to limit the visibility of profiles of registered jobseekers from third countries having obtained an 'Talent Partnership pass', for a maximum period of six months, to employers established in one or more Member States taking part in that same EU Talent Partnership. The EU Talent Pool Secretariat shall publish information on the application of this paragraph on the EU Talent Pool IT platform.

AddedArticle 12 – paragraph 7: 7. The list of third countries and participating Member States taking part in an EU Talent Partnership and the relevant occupations covered therein shall be published on the EU Talent Pool IT platform.

Article 13 – title: Registration and participation of employers in the EU Talent Pool

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