Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

RemovedArticle 20 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new): (fa) the number of profiles removed from the EU Talent Pool IT platform under Article 11(2b);

AddedArticle 17 – paragraph 2 – point d: (d) integration activities in the host Member State such as language courses, vocational training and education as well as other integration measures;

RemovedArticle 20 – paragraph 3: 3. The EU Talent Pool Secretariat shall gather the data referred to in paragraph 1 with the support of the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points and the EU Talent Pool Steering Group and in cooperation with the social partners and civil society organisations, in particular those working with third-country nationals and persons with disabilities.

AddedArticle 17 – paragraph 2 – point e: (e) the contact details of organisations which offer post-recruitment support and assistance for third-country nationals, such as trade unions, employer associations and chambers of commerce;

RemovedArticle 24 – paragraph 2: 2. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

AddedArticle 17 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new): (ea) where relevant, disability-related support services and the provision of reasonable accommodation in accordance with Council Directive 2000/78/EC.

AddedArticle 17 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. The EU Talent Pool National Contact Points shall be responsible for updating, when necessary, the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.

AddedArticle 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new): Member States may provide standardised information to registered jobseekers from third countries who have been selected for a job vacancy in the EU Talent Pool, also by referring to existing sources of information.

AddedArticle 17 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. The Commission, in cooperation with the EU Talent Pool Steering Group, shall conduct online and offline awareness-raising campaigns targeted at employers, in particular at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to promote the EU Talent Pool. Those campaigns shall include information on fair recruitment standards as set out in the ILO General Principles and Operational Guidelines on Fair Recruitment.

AddedArticle 17 – paragraph 3 b (new): 3b. Union delegations in third countries and to international organisations, with the support of the Commission and in cooperation with the EU Talent Pool Steering Group, shall conduct comprehensive communication and information campaigns in third countries to promote the EU Talent Pool and establish it as a global brand.

AddedArticle 18 – title: Facilitation of complaints and legal redress

AddedArticle 18 – paragraph 1: 1. Participating Member States shall ensure, in accordance with national law and practice, that there are effective, accessible and affordable mechanisms through which registered jobseekers from third countries or their representatives in accordance with national law may lodge complaints in case of breach by the employers participating in the EU Talent Pool of the obligations and conditions laid down in Article 13(3).

AddedArticle 18 – paragraph 2: 2. Participating Member States shall make information concerning available complaints and redress mechanisms easily accessible and in a language that the claimants or their representatives can understand or can be reasonably expected to understand. That information shall include, in particular, the contact details of the competent authorities and of the organisations which offer post-recruitment support and assistance for third-country nationals.

AddedArticle 18 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. Participating Member States shall ensure that registered jobseekers from third countries who have been selected for a job vacancy in the EU Talent Pool have the same access as nationals of that Member State to measures protecting against dismissal or other adverse treatment by the employer as a reaction to using the complaint and redress mechanisms referred to in this Article.

AddedArticle 18 – paragraph 2 b (new): 2b. Member States shall ensure that registered jobseekers from third countries who have been selected for a job vacancy in the EU Talent Pool have access to equality bodies as established by Directive (EU) 2024/1500 and Directive (EU) 2024/1499.

AddedArticle 18 – paragraph 2 c (new): 2c. The competent national authorities shall notify to the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points once a breach of the obligations and conditions laid down in Article 13(3) has been established. The EU Talent Pool National Contact Points shall suspend the access of an employer participating in the EU Talent Pool, and remove their profile and job vacancies from the EU Talent Pool IT platform, as soon as an established breach is notified. / The suspension 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 has been remedied or once the employer concerned has demonstrated that it has been remedied. In the event of a breach of Directives 2009/52/EC1a or (EU) 2024/17121b of the European Parliament and of the Council, the employer shall be suspended from the EU Talent Pool indefinitely. / 1a Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24). / 1b Directive (EU) 2024/1712 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims (OJ L, 2024/1712, 24.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1712/oj).

AddedArticle 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part: 2. The accelerated immigration procedures referred to in paragraph 1 may cover:

AddedArticle 19 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. Participating Member States shall put in place accelerated immigration procedures covering: / (a) the non-application of the labour market test after for job vacancies posted on have been transferred to the EU Talent Pool IT platform; / (b) the recognition of qualifications and skills of jobseekers from a third country where those jobseekers skills were developed or validated in the framework of an EU Talent Partnership, a bilateral arrangement or a national framework and certified by a 'Talent Partnership pass'. / This paragraph is without prejudice to the possibility for participating Member States to perform labour market tests before job vacancies that correspond to shortage occupations are transferred to the EU Talent Pool IT platform, in accordance with this Regulation and national law.

AddedArticle 20 – title: Monitoring activities and feedback

AddedArticle 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. The performance and cost-effectiveness of the EU Talent Pool shall be regularly monitored by the EU Talent Pool Secretariat in accordance with Article 8(2), point (e). In particular, gender-disaggregated data shall be gathered on:

AddedArticle 20 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new): (aa) the number and type of profiles of employers registered in the EU Talent Pool IT platform;

AddedArticle 20 – paragraph 1 – point f: (f) the number of placements facilitated via the EU Talent Pool in the context of the EU Talent Partnerships or national frameworks on skills development and validation in a third country;

AddedArticle 20 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new): (fa) the number of profiles and job vacancies removed from the EU Talent Pool IT platform under Article 18(2c);

AddedArticle 20 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new): (fb) the levels of skills and qualifications of jobseekers from third countries who have been selected for a job vacancy in the EU Talent Pool, in order to assess the risk of brain drain.

AddedArticle 20 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. The EU Talent Pool Secretariat shall publish, at least once a year, the data referred to in paragraph 1, anonymised in the case of personal data.

AddedArticle 20 – paragraph 3 b (new): 3b. The EU Talent Pool Secretariat, in cooperation with the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points, shall distribute anonymous surveys to employers, jobseekers and civil society organisations, in particular those working with third-country nationals and persons with disabilities, to gather their views on the suitability of the matching mechanism, their overall satisfaction with the assistance and information provided, the accessibility of the platform and ways to improve the functionality of the platform.

AddedArticle 21 – paragraph 2: 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6(9), Article 14(1) ) and Article 16(4a) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from the entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such an extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

AddedArticle 21 – paragraph 3: 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 6(9), Article 14(1) and Article 16(4a) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

AddedArticle 21 – paragraph 6: 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 6(9), Article 14(1) or Article 16(4a) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 1: 1. By 31 December 2031 and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the application of this Regulation. That report shall assess the effectiveness of this Regulation in addressing skills shortages and in attracting talent from third countries.

AddedArticle 24 – paragraph 2: 2. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States in accordance with the Treaties.