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Proposal	from Commission (COM (2004) 178, 16 Mar. 2004)
Flexibility	UK opted out; Ireland opted in; Denmark cannot opt in
EP	Peillon reports adopted, 16 Mar. 2005 (A6-0054/2005); plenary vote 12 April 2005
Council	Commission presented proposals at 30 March 2004 JHA Council; discussions began in working party meeting, 1-2 April 2004; JHA Council, 8 June 2004, reached political agreement on Recommendation; adopted as 'A' point, 12 Oct. 2005 JHA Council: Recommendation

Further reading

• SEMDOC: Migration of researchers (Directive)
• European Commission: An EU framework for the admission of third-country nationals as students and researchers

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