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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the directive on the recognition of professional qualifications could open up new opportunities. The purpose of the directive is to remove the factors restricting the free movement of people and services between the countries of the European Union. In practice, the aim is to make it possible for people to practise their profession in a country other than the one in which their professional qualifications were obtained.
It is perfectly reasonable that the qualifications criteria that apply to a professional in the host country should be the same as those that apply to the nationals of that country. The professional needs to show that he or she has the adequate level of education. The host Member State, for its part, must be able to insist that the professional should have adequate language skills. Language proficiency is of particular importance in the healthcare professions, where serious health and safety problems can result if patients cannot communicate in their own language. We cannot promote the liberalisation of markets and free movement at the expense of patient safety and consumer protection.
We have to focus attention on the quality of the education received, and not merely the length of time taken, when we are determining the levels of professional qualifications. The recognition of professional qualifications in another EU country cannot be allowed to hang on a matter of a few months if the education systems and quality of education are otherwise equivalent."@en1
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