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Abstract: While the free movement of people is one of the four basic freedoms of the EU, the Single European Labour Market is still far from completion. Today, around 3 percent of EU citizens and an even smaller number of EU residents from third countries take advantage of the opportunities that the freedom of movement offer. In an effort to contribute to the advancement of the Single European Labour Market, and countering current popular political argumentation, this report aims to explore the ...; [Read more...] While the free movement of people is one of the four basic freedoms of the EU, the Single European Labour Market is still far from completion. Today, around 3 percent of EU citizens and an even smaller number of EU residents from third countries take advantage of the opportunities that the freedom of movement offer. In an effort to contribute to the advancement of the Single European Labour Market, and countering current popular political argumentation, this report aims to explore the strategic potential of intra-EU labour mobility for the benefit of the European (Monetary) Union, individual member state economies and mobile workers themselves. To this end, the authors proceed in three main stages. First, they analyse mobility trends in Europe before and during the crisis, in an attempt to ascertain how the motivations of mobile workers have evolved. Second, they shed light on the costs and benefits of labour mobility from a multi-dimensional perspective, i.e. from an EU-wide, national/regional and individual one. Third, they propose a series of policy recommendations for developing an ambitious and comprehensive strategy towards labour mobility, including both EU citizens and third country nationals.

Abstract: This issue evaluates whether the education targets can help achieve these growth goals, given the constraints in public finances. Among its recommendations are to: prioritise public investment in high-quality, early education, develop indicators to measure skills and the quality of education systems, invest in job creation, and for the EU to monitor education goals in coordination with other key policy areas of its competence.