ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 9.2 Experiences, debates in the (non) implementation of EU legislation. Discussion in the Hellenic Parliament on the harmonization of Greece regarding Directive 2009/50/ΕC on the entry of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment (‘Blue card’) took place from 6th April 2012 until 9th April2012. During the discussion on the draft bill, today Law 4071/2012, the former Minister of Interior, Anastassios Yiannitsis, referred to the need of voting for the provisions transposing the Directive into national law, otherwise the country would be accountable to the European Commission due to the delayed transposition and it would be a luxury for the country to pay pecuniary penalties. Discussion in the Hellenic Parliament on the harmonization of Greece with Directive 2009/52/ΕC regarding the sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals took place on 29th February 2012. During the parliamentary discussion the issue of non timely transposition was downplayed, whereas a SYRIZA MP stressed that the Directive would be transposed in the national legal order word-for-word without having been properly elaborated so as to be adapted to the national circumstances. Discussion on the provisions of the Directive focused mainly on the issue of non-insured employment and the entry of irregular migrants. It is noteworthy that during the discussions in the Hellenic Parliament the MPs referred in brief on the provisions per se transposing the Directives. This can be attributed to the fact that the main provisions of the draft Law regulated a different issue and the provisions transposing the Directive were a part of one of the many chapters therein. 70