From: "Study-on-EU-Skills-Portability-Action2" Cc: "Elisa Colaiacomo" , "Federico Filauri" Subject: Survey on costs incurred during the process for the recognition of professional qualifications Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:10:37 +0200 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0040_01DCB2E7.D941F440" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 16.0 Thread-Index: AQKMjITcJIDxkoXc+TIgorp8Tmse8g== Content-Language: en-us X-MS-Has-Attach: yes X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: X-MS-Exchange-Organization-RecordReviewCfmType: 0 x-ms-exchange-organization-originalclientipaddress: 81.56.146.134 x-ms-exchange-organization-originalserveripaddress: 2603:10a6:20b:c1::10 This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01DCB2E7.D941F440 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0041_01DCB2E7.D941F440" ------=_NextPart_001_0041_01DCB2E7.D941F440 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Sir/Madam, EY has been entrusted by the European Commission (DG EMPL) to carry out a study supporting the Impact Assessment of the Professional Qualifications Directive (Directive 2005/36/EC). Please find attached the endorsement letter signed by DG EMPL. In this context, we are launching a survey addressed to Competent Authorities responsible for recognition processes for the seven sectoral professions (doctor, nurse, dentist, midwife, pharmacist, architect, and veterinary surgeon) under the automatic recognition system. The purpose of the survey is to collect information on the functioning of recognition procedures, their associated costs, and the potential benefits of digitalisation. For your convenience, the questionnaire is attached in Word format (just to provide you with a preview) and is structured as follows: 1. Personal information 2. Before the recognition process 3. During the recognition process 4. Concluding questions Please note that you may receive a communication about this survey also from GoC members, who kindly agreed to support us in its dissemination. You may access the online survey and provide your answers here . We kindly ask each authority to submit one consolidated response. The deadline for completing the survey is Monday, 9 March 2026. Please also note the following: * You can save your draft responses by clicking "Next" and then closing the page. * Once the questionnaire is finalised, please ensure that you submit it by clicking the "Submit" button. Thank you in advance for your valuable support. Kind regards, The EY Study Team ------=_NextPart_001_0041_01DCB2E7.D941F440 Content-Type: text/html; boundary="_005_AM6PR08MB4801B573B1D7ADA7FF790750B16AAAM6PR08MB4801eurp_"; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear = Sir/Madam,

EY has been entrusted by the European Commission = (DG EMPL) to carry out a study supporting the Impact Assessment of the = Professional Qualifications Directive (Directive 2005/36/EC). Please = find attached the endorsement letter signed by DG EMPL.

In this context, we are launching a survey addressed to Competent = Authorities responsible for recognition processes for the seven sectoral professions (doctor, nurse, dentist, midwife, = pharmacist, architect, and veterinary surgeon) under the automatic = recognition system. The purpose of the survey is to collect information = on the functioning of recognition procedures, their associated costs, and the potential benefits of = digitalisation.

For your convenience, the questionnaire is = attached in Word format (just to provide you with a preview) and is = structured as follows:

Personal = information
Before the recognition process
During the = recognition process
Concluding = questions

Please note that you may receive a communication = about this survey also from GoC members, who kindly agreed to support us = in its dissemination. You may access the online survey and provide your = answers here. We kindly ask each authority to submit one consolidated response. The deadline for completing the survey = is Monday, 9 March 2026.

Please also note the following:

You can save = your draft responses by clicking “Next” and then closing the = page.
Once the questionnaire is finalised, please ensure that you submit = it by clicking the “Submit” button.

Thank you in advance for your valuable = support.

Kind regards,
The EY Study Team