2023/0404(COD) · In Force
29 submissions from 27 organizations told the European Commission what they think about this file. Here is what each of them said, in their own words.
The Commission lists 63 submissions on this file. Shown here: the 29 from organizations. Not shown, by design: submissions from private individuals, which we never publish, and anything filed since our last weekly refresh.
6 submissions from industry — companies and their trade associations — against 12 from civil society: NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups and trade unions.
Groupings use the respondent type each organization selected when filing. Counting submissions, not organizations — a body that filed twice is counted twice.
What the room declares
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026). The cost figure sums band floors, so the true total is higher.
The file, right now
The consultation closed on 31 Jan 2024 — it ran from 6 Dec 2023.
How it got here
Also on the Commission’s pipeline for this file, with no date recorded: Initiative planned.
29 positions · showing 25
· · filed 31 Jan 2024 · source
The European Federation for Family Employment and Home Care (EFFE) recognizes the potential role of the EU Talent Pool in addressing the workforce challenges within the Personal and Household Services (PHS) sector.
SOLIDAR is a fervent supporter of the expansion of regular pathways for all types of migration to the EU, but would like to see a platform that is not designed solely around the short-to medium term needs of EU employers.
· · filed 31 Jan 2024 · source
The Government of the Canary Islands is concerned that, in the annex to the proposal for a regulation, which lists occupations with labour shortages at EU level, there are professions such as table waiters, personal care workers in institutions and various basic jobs in the construction sector, whose lack of coverage is difficult to account for the lack of skilled labour in territories with a high youth and general…
Filed in Spanish · English published by the European Commission
ECEG welcomes the swift steps taken by the European Commission to present instruments for addressing the challenge of labour shortage across the EU, including through the establishment of an EU Talent Pool. In the position paper in attachment, ECEG highlights the positive points of the initiative, as well as suggests some improvements to optimise the tool's effectiveness.
As the umbrella organisation of the 1893 German hospitals in public, non-profit and private ownership, the German Hospital Company (DKG) has been participating constructively in health policy debates at EU level for many years.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The World Employment Confederation is the voice of the private employment services industry at the global level, representing national federations as well as workforce solutions companies from across the world. We are pleased to see the EU taking proactive steps to address labour migration.
Visita represent the Swedish Hospitality sector. Visita welcomes the establishment of an EU Talent Pool. We are currently analyzing the proposal but would to highlight some points at this stage. Visita fully supports the establishment of an EU Talent Pool, that will put employers in the EU in contact with third-country nationals.
HIAS Europe maintains that the Regulation Establishing an EU Talent Pool can be amended to have win-win potential, by (a) providing a durable solution for displaced people seeking work in Europe, and (b) supporting employers in filling skills gaps and labour supply shortages.
Measures that speed up and simplify skilled immigration for companies are generally to be supported. If the EU Talent Pool can contribute to this with little bureaucracy and low costs, the DIHK believes that Germany should consider participating. A practical implementation of the EU Talent Pool is crucial for companies.
At a time of rising labour shortages not only in Germany but across the EU, the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation of 15 November 2023 on the establishment of an EU Talent Pool is to be welcomed in principle. However, the specific proposal for a regulation is not ambitious enough to improve labour and skilled labour migration effectively and significantly. Please find attached our full opinion.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
Abodoo welcomes the work that is being undertaken as part of The Pact on Migration and Asylum. We believe however that in order to set up a talent pool that is both fair and equitable to all - eliminating any potential for discrimination or bias - and allows for attracting and retaining talent to foster growth and innovation, all citizens coming from third countries should be afforded the opportunity to showcase…
EPSU is the European Public Service Union representing 8 million workers in central, local, regional governments, health and social care, energy and water. Health and social care is one of the EU Talent Pools targeted sectors.
· · filed 16 Mar 2023 · source
The lo believes that labour immigration from third countries is needed when there is a shortage of labour and the host country has functioning systems that give the migrant labour force a strong position on the labour market, allowing him to become a member of a trade union and claim his rights and enjoy a high level of protection against his employer.
Filed in Swedish · English published by the European Commission
EDF recommends for the EU to develop a fully self-standing and mandatory EU Talent Pool, for all labour migration purposes (as presented under policy option 4 in the call for evidence), and to include the following measures: 1.
Region Västerbotten welcomes the European Commission's ambition to contribute to facilitating international recruitment with the EU Talent Pool, strengthening the EU's attractiveness to skilled workforce and helping employers to find the workforce they need.
FH Trade Movement’s Main Organisation thanks for the opportunity to provide feedback on the forthcoming initiative an EU Talent Pool. Overall, FH agrees that companies should have the possibility to recruit foreign workers from third countries as long as this happens in areas where labour shortages exist in the EU and that an initiative respects the rules and legislation of each Member State for the recruitment of…
Filed in Danish · English published by the European Commission
· · filed 16 Mar 2023 · source
The Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ) welcomes the progress of the EU Talent Pool. This corresponds to a long-standing demand for WKÖ and is urgently needed due to the sharply increasing labour shortages in Austria and Europe. Only by promoting the European workplace and actively attracting specialists can the EU be established in the international community.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
Region Jämtland Härjedalen welcome the European Commission´s ambition to further explore new tools for attracting, matching and retaining talent in order to tackle the challenges with skill supply in the EU. The Commission´s proposal to create an EU Talent Pool has the potential of being an important tool for attracting talents and helping employers find the skills they need to achieve sustainable growth.
The ETUC remains highly critical on the development of the EU Talent Pool, which seems to take us back to earlier models of labour migration designed for, and driven by, employers, which the ETUC clearly rejects. However, the ETUC welcomes the call for evidence in order to assess the possible policy options.
The attached file contains feedback from HIAS Europe. We represent the European headquarters of HIAS, the international Jewish humanitarian agency that seeks to help refugees find safety, dignity and opportunity wherever they are in the world.
· · filed 16 Mar 2023 · source
The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) is a network of 164 organisations working to ensure fundamental rights and social justice for undocumented people in 31 countries, primarily based in Europe. PICUM acknowledges the Commissions initiative to create a platform to facilitate labour migration to the EU.
The public consultation focuses on a EU relevant issue, targeting shortages through the establishment of a clear mechanism to facilitate international recruitment and provide opportunities for qualified third-country nationals to work in sectors of EU interest, notably by facilitating the matching between vacancies in the EU and skilled third-country nationals from outside the EU.
The Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA) welcomes the Commissions ambition to contribute to facilitating international recruitment with the initiative on EU Talent Pool, strengthening the EUs attractiveness to skilled workforce and helping employers to find the workforce they need. The NSPA would like to highlight the following messages.
We at Luleå municipality in northern Sweden welcome the European Commission´s ambition to explore new tools for attracting, matching and retaining talent in order to tackle the challenges with skills supply in the EU. The Commission´s proposal to create an EU Talent Pool has the potential of being an important tool for attracting and keeping talents.
Professional Union is the State-level association set up in 1980, which brings together the Presidents and Presidents of the General and Supreme Councils and State Professional Associations and aims at the pursuit of the public interest and the coordination of tasks of social interest, as well as the defence of professional interests.
Filed in Spanish · English published by the European Commission
· · filed 14 Mar 2023 · source
Above all, it is necessary to contextualise the territorial dimension, beyond the continental EU, in order to balance the capacity of regions potentially receiving high demand for applications that could distort homeostasis in island areas. The Canary Islands have the uniqueness of being an island territory with tourist attractiveness, an international benchmark with an incalculable natural heritage.
Filed in Spanish · English published by the European Commission
Cities are key stakeholders for the integration and social inclusion of migrants. As the context at the local level is shaped by policies at the EU and national level, cities should be involved in the design of regular migration channels to best meet long-term labour market needs and ensure sustainable integration outcomes at the local level.
HOTREC considers that building an EU Talent Pool, connecting the EU employers with third-country nationals willing to work in the hospitality sector, can be part of the solution to the labour and skills shortages existing in the sector. First of all, HOTREC would recommend that lessons learned from the EU talent pool pilot with Ukraine would be taken into consideration.
· · filed 2 Mar 2023 · source
The Foundation for Innovation, Training, Research and Community Development (FÜNDEC) is a tool in the service of human rights and SDGs in Spain. Our activity focuses on helping build resilient communities (cities, neighbourhoods and villages) capable of activating their strengths and assets to improve their quality of life through innovative methodologies, knowledge based on scientific evidence, shared work, be and…
Filed in Spanish · English published by the European Commission
Method. Every quote is verbatim from the organization’s own submission to the European Commission, trimmed to its opening passage and never summarized by a model. Where a submission was filed in another EU language we show the English text the European Commission publishes alongside it, labeled on the quote; the original is one click away at the source. Groupings use the respondent type the organization itself selected when filing. We deliberately do not label anyone “supportive” or “opposed” — you read what they wrote and draw your own conclusion. Organizations only, never individuals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the European Commission is not liable for this reuse.