The package comprises a Communication and five legislative proposals:

• A Proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS), which would provide for the digitalisation of social security documents, including the portable document A1 for posted workers and the European Health Insurance Card. These documents could be requested, received, stored and presented digitally, including through the EU Digital Identity Wallet. Paper versions would remain available.
   
• A Proposal for a Regulation establishing the “Skills Portability Act”, which would introduce a standardised digital format for qualifications and make them available through the EU Digital Identity Wallet. It would also establish an EU-level tool to compare qualifications using information from national databases.
   
• A Proposal for a Regulation revising the mandate of the European Labour Authority (ELA), which would strengthen its role in supporting Member States in the enforcement of EU labour mobility and social security coordination rules. The proposal would expand ELA's activities to cover third-country nationals residing in the EU, including in relation to joint and concerted inspections concerning undeclared work, underpayment and exploitation. It would also introduce national inspection liaison officers and strengthen ELA's capacity for risk analysis and cross-border cooperation.
   
• A Proposal for an amending Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications, which would revise existing EU rules for the recognition of qualifications in regulated professions. The proposal would introduce a unified digital procedure and shorten the proposed processing periods for recognition applications. 
   
• A Proposal for a Directive on the recognition of qualifications of third-country nationals, which would establish common rules, including documentation requirements, deadlines and appeal rights, for recognising qualifications obtained outside the EU. It would apply to third-country nationals working in or seeking to work in the EU, as well as EU citizens with qualifications obtained outside the EU. For certain regulated professions subject to EU-wide minimum training requirements, specific qualifications could benefit from automatic recognition following an EU-level assessment. Recognition would not confer a right to enter, reside or work in the EU, and decisions would not be transferable between Member States. Member States would retain responsibility for admission, language, registration and professional conduct.

The proposals will need to be considered and adopted by the European Parliament and the Council before entering into force. The Commission envisages phased implementation: the proposed rules on the recognition of non-EU qualifications would apply after a two-year transition period, while digital qualifications and revised recognition procedures for regulated professions would be implemented over a period of three years. Changes to ELA's mandate would take effect once the revised Regulation has been adopted.

You will find the documents mentioned above attached below. For further information, please consult the European Commission's news item, the Questions and Answers and the webpage summarising the Fair Labour Mobility package.