ARE CENG AND IENG EQUAL IN STATUS

Indeed, each country governs by it laws.  Here is Italy


"A Qualified Engineer who is citizen of an EU/EEA country (or is a family member of a person with nationality of an EU/EEA country) or Switzerland and is legally practicing as Qualified Engineer in his/her country of origin, can apply for authorization to work as Qualified Engineer in Italy. (artt. from 16 to 25 of Legislative Decree 206/2007) He/she has to submit the application for recognition of his/her professional title/qualification ay the Ministry of Justice (please see above) The recognition will be awarded if the professional qualification is adequate (in particular, if the education complies with art. 11. point d) of Directive 2005/36/EC for Qualified Junior Engineers and with art. 11. point e) of Directive 2005/36/EC) for Qualified Engineers.   This will be decided by a Conference of Services where C.N.I. leaves his opinion as concerns the adaptation measures in the cases the qualification is not seen as equivalent to the national ones. If the applicant’s qualification is not seen as equivalent, he/she shall adapt the gap by either a professional training not longer than three years or by a written and oral test. The applicant can choose the adaptation measure he/she prefers. CNI is in charge of organizing and supplying them.   The recognition decree issued by the Ministry, once successfully completed the adaptation measures (if any), enables the holder to enroll to the Register held by the Order of Engineers that have its headquarters in the province in which the professional decides to reside or have his professional domicile"


The type of the degree is highlyimportant.

Indeed, each country governs by it laws.  Here is Italy


"A Qualified Engineer who is citizen of an EU/EEA country (or is a family member of a person with nationality of an EU/EEA country) or Switzerland and is legally practicing as Qualified Engineer in his/her country of origin, can apply for authorization to work as Qualified Engineer in Italy. (artt. from 16 to 25 of Legislative Decree 206/2007) He/she has to submit the application for recognition of his/her professional title/qualification ay the Ministry of Justice (please see above) The recognition will be awarded if the professional qualification is adequate (in particular, if the education complies with art. 11. point d) of Directive 2005/36/EC for Qualified Junior Engineers and with art. 11. point e) of Directive 2005/36/EC) for Qualified Engineers.   This will be decided by a Conference of Services where C.N.I. leaves his opinion as concerns the adaptation measures in the cases the qualification is not seen as equivalent to the national ones. If the applicant’s qualification is not seen as equivalent, he/she shall adapt the gap by either a professional training not longer than three years or by a written and oral test. The applicant can choose the adaptation measure he/she prefers. CNI is in charge of organizing and supplying them.   The recognition decree issued by the Ministry, once successfully completed the adaptation measures (if any), enables the holder to enroll to the Register held by the Order of Engineers that have its headquarters in the province in which the professional decides to reside or have his professional domicile"


The type of the degree is highlyimportant.