The Blue Card Directive 2009/50 has failed. It sets conditions for entry and residence in the EU for third-country nationals in highly qualified and well-paid employment. Recently, negotiations over its recast have come to life, and gives reason to discuss the way forward. This comment reflects on the European Blue Card Directive 2009/50 and its recast and the thoughts presented in this special issue by two legal practitioners, Jo Antoons and Andreia Ghimis, and a philosopher, Johan Rochel. I argue in favour of a new narrative focusing on sustainable labour migration, instead of the current narrative which is based on solving old problems. More particularly, drawing from intersecting policy fields (environment, foreign investment, integration and migration policy), this contribution revisits three themes at the core of the Blue Card and its reform: the economic needs test, privatisation through the concept of a trusted sponsor, and intra-EU mobility rights for migrant workers.

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欧洲移民政策的新叙述：可持续性和蓝卡重铸

蓝卡指令 2009/50 失败了。它为从事高素质和高薪工作的第三国国民设定了进入和居住在欧盟的条件。最近，关于其重铸的谈判开始活跃，并提供了讨论前进方向的理由。此评论反映了欧洲蓝卡指令 2009/50 及其改版，以及两位法律从业者 Jo Antoons 和 Andreia Ghimis 以及哲学家 Johan Rochel 在本特刊中提出的想法。我赞成一种关注可持续劳务移民的新叙事，而不是基于解决旧问题的当前叙事。更具体地说，本文从交叉的政策领域（环境、外国投资、融合和移民政策）出发，重新审视了蓝卡及其改革的三个核心主题：