In general
- Due to the talent shortage, the growth of the European games industry relies on migration
- The EU needs a new focus on talent attraction
- EU immigration rules should not be fully harmonised
Five critical steps for building talent friendly immigration framework
- Building shared immigration services through embassy network of EU member states
- EU immigration should not be based on academic qualifications
- Possible salary thresholds should always be national
- A talent friendly immigration process is a family-friendly immigration process
- Creating immigration friendly eGovernment solutions including for example
Creating a single market for digital jobs
- On-stop-shop for immigration and cross-border remote work in EU
- Introducing search for a job residence permits
- Offering stronger intra-EU mobility rights for all third-country workers
- Retaining highly skilled third-country nationals already legally residing in the EU
- Remote work friendly implementation of joint EU rules
The full position paper can be downloaded from here:
https://www.egdf.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/202012-EGDF-position-paper-for-the-public-consultation-on-the-future-of-EU-legal-migration.pdf
The broader EGDF approach attracting talent to Europe can be accessed here: https://www.egdf.eu/documentation/access-to-talent/access-to-top-global-talent-and-international-knowledge-transfer/