{
  "id": 14322502,
  "title": "Skilled workers and professionals in Europe: PM for expanding legal migration opportunities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/skilled-workers-and-professionals-in-europe-pm-for-expanding-legal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T23:31:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444096/skilled-workers-and-professionals-in-europe-pm-for-expanding-legal-migration-opportunities"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for expanding legal migration opportunities for skilled Pakistani workers and professionals in European countries, in an effort to meet labour-market demands while reducing migrants' vulnerability to smuggling networks. During a meeting with European Union Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner, Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to strengthening its partnership with the EU, particularly in the context of the eight pillars of the Pakistan-EU Strategic Engagement Plan 2019. Brunner commended Pakistan's efforts to curb irregular migration and combat migrant smuggling, and expressed confidence that these measures, coupled with practical opportunities for safe, orderly, and regular migration, would contribute to expanding legal migration pathways between the two nations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}