This research therefore identifies avenues and proposals that go in the direction of a great cooperation between the partners of the two shores
of the Mediterranean, aiming in particular at strengthening the recognition of diplomas and qualifications of foreign skills, simplifying procedures for foreign nationals (application for work permit, issuing visas, etc.), setting up a scalable and transparent system for selecting candidates for immigration, and speeding up talent recruitment procedures by creating a Europe-wide digital platform, which can be extended to humanitarian migration.
The research paper also highlights that for mobility patterns to benefit developing countries, they need to be given more thought. In particular, to (1) ensure that the skills acquired in the country of destination will benefit their labour market while some of them are transferred to the countries of origin through skilled migrants; and (2) provide for training or further training programmes for the direct benefit of the countries of the South in order to ensure that the costs of training potential migrants are shared. The risks of skills shortages in the South will also need to be anticipated in order to bring them down to an acceptable level. This will be all the more important in strategic sectors such as health, ICT, energy (renewable energy production, energy efficiency of buildings, electric vehicles, etc.) and circular economy (recycling, repair, etc.), given future needs.
In this context, legal migration must also accompany the transition of all partner countries to a green and digital economy, which requires specific skills and restructuring of their economies and labour markets. The success of these initiatives requires the establishment of a climate of trust between partners from the South and the North, and the belief in a common destiny, while accepting the diversity of all partners and their heterogeneity.
