Germany opens its doors to skilled immigrants

Correspondent in Berlin

With its twenty-nine letters forming a compound word, the title of the new German law intended to facilitate economic immigration is as tortuous as the expectations raised in companies are high. The “ Fachkfräfteeinwanderungsgesetz ” comes into force on March 1. And, from Bavaria to Baden-Württemberg, from hospitals to metallurgical SMEs, from big cities to rural employment pools, employers are pushing a sigh of relief. Faced with a chronic shortage of specialized labor, illustrated by the publication, on Friday, of an unemployment rate stable at 5%, the national economy will now open to specialists not from the European Union, for whom immigration and reception procedures will be simplified.

" This is a major step for Germany, " says Bertram Brossardt, director general of the Bavarian metallurgy employers, who, based on a recent study, estimates that the number of jobs not 2.9 million

This article is for subscribers only. You still have 73% to discover.

Subscribe: € 1 for 2 months

cancellable at any time

Already subscribed? Login