Members considered the draft compromise amendments and had a last discussion before the vote on January 23. The Rapporteur presented the state of play on the 12 issues of the proposal where compromises have been discussed, and of which many are close to being finalised, including partial access, traineeships, professional card, and alert mechanism and language checks for health professionals. The Rapporteur identified the exclusion of notaries and the requirements for certain sectoral professions, such as nurses, as areas where further discussions are still needed before the vote.
Shadow Rapporteurs agreed with the Rapporteur's assessment with regard to notaries and nurses and acknowledged the difficulty in reaching a compromise regarding these topics. Other interventions focused on the particularities of traineeship contracts, the presumption of innocence regarding the alert mechanism for health professionals and the preference of measuring training requirements for sectoral professions on competences rather than duration. The Rapporteur and shadow Rapporteurs will continue with discussions in Strasbourg with a view to reach final compromises before the vote in Committee.
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