On 15 April 2014, the Plenary of the European Parliament approved the Report on the proposal for a Directive of the EP and the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of intra-corporate transfer presented by the competent Rapporteur and member of the LIBE Committee, Salvatore Iacolino.

The adoption of the Directive proposal finalizes the political agreement between the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament. This Directive proposal aims at (a) setting a common framework for a new fast track entry and residence procedure for intra-corporate transferees third country nationals, and (b) build a mechanism of simple and fast procedures for their mobility in the EU member states.

The Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the competent Minister, Ioannis Michelakis, extends his thanks to all members of the European Parliament as this decision of the Plenary brings to an end the difficult processing of the directive proposal which was initiated in 2010. Moreover, Minister Michelakis, extends his thanks to all member states of the EU, as well as to the General Secretariat of the Council and the European Commission for their crucial contribution to the achievement of the above agreement.