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life and work, including the emergence of a growing number of software systems governing “safetycritical”
operations, it is possible that this may become an issue in the future. In view of the differences
between national education and training systems for IT Professionals, there could indeed be challenges
of rationalisation, and it may be that the significant take-up of proprietary qualifications internationally
will result in the emergence of international standards (even, perhaps, passports?) drawing on these.
These considerations are also on the agenda of the World Trade Organisation, whose working group on
professional services is addressing barriers to mobility between countries beyond the EU.
Receiving
Country
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Nationality
Austria - 0.9 1.8 1.4 1.3 7.0 3.2 4.0 1.7 0.7 1.6 1.1 1.2
Belgium 1.2 - 1.7 1.1 6.4 1.3 3.0 16.7 9.6 4.6 6.5 0.9 0.8
Denmark 1.5 1.6 - 4.9 1.4 1.7 4.0 2.0 1.9 1.2 1.7 14.3 2.0
Finland 2.1 1.5 5.0 - 0.9 2.1 3.0 1.5 2.1 1.0 2.5 39.7 4.6
France 5.6 25.5 9.6 6.4 - 9.5 11.6 23.4 9.4 12.2 13.6 5.0 33.9
Germany 51.1 11.3 20.4 10.4 9.9 - 26.4 9.5 25.6 23.0 29.1 13.3 12.7
Greece 4.2 2.2 1.1 1.9 1.2 11.0 - 1.1 3.5 0.1 0.2 2.8 14.7
Ireland 1.0 1.2 1.9 0.9 2.1 2.6 1.0 1.1 3.2 1.3 0.8 1.6 2.3
Italy 11.0 10.0 6.7 4.2 13.8 26.2 8.7 6.9 6.6 6.1 10.1 2.8 4.3
Luxembourg 0.1 0.8 - 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -
Netherlands 4.4 22.8 8.0 3.8 3.4 4.7 7.0 3.6 - 10.8 5.5 3.8 7.7
Portugal 4.5 5.9 1.0 0.3 36.4 17.7 0.4 25.9 3.4 - 6.9 0.7 3.5
Spain 2.3 4.2 6.2 3.6 8.1 4.9 0.9 1.8 5.6 17.1 - 2.2 5.3
Sweden 3.5 2.3 18.9 48.3 2.2 2.4 5.8 1.9 2.8 2.2 2.3 - 7.1
United Kingdom 7.5 9.8 17.6 12.8 12.7 8.5 24.9 4.2 24.4 19.7 19.1 11.7 -
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
In percent of total
inflows of
20.2 56.0 27.6 17.0 9.7 24.5 17.5 78.3 25.0 59.0 39.1 21.4 32.3
foreigners
Share of EU citizens
in total population
1.1 4.7 0.8 0.2 2.0 2.3 0.2 30.0 1.4 0.3 0.3 2.1 1.4
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
U.K.
Table 4
Immigration Flows (all occupations) by nationality in per cent of total inflows of EU citizens (1997)
Source: Eurostat, New Cronos database (no data available for arrivals in Italy or Ireland)
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