New compacts
New immigration law to attract skilled workers. The traffic light coalition bill provides for a points system like in Canada. Professional qualifications obtained abroad will no longer have to be recognized in the future, family reunification should be easier to do. In addition, people who are not entitled to asylum status should be allowed to stay if they find work. With the law, the federal government wants to combat the shortage of skilled labor in many sectors. Go to article
Blinken meets with the head of state Xi in China. Until recently, it was uncertain whether the US secretary of state would meet the Chinese head of state and party during his visit. The atmosphere is then indulgent: Xi speaks of “progress”, Blinken describes the talks as “very open, very deep” and “constructive”. Blinken’s visit is the first trip to China by a US Secretary of State since 2018. To the article (SZ Plus)
The federal government is subsidizing the new Intel factory with nearly ten billion euros. The unusually high amount of state aid has been the subject of intense negotiations in recent months. The US chip group nearly doubled its initially announced investment as the factory becomes more expensive due to rising construction and energy costs. With national semiconductor factories, Germany wants to make itself less dependent on imports from abroad. To the article (SZ Plus)
Kremlin critic Navalny back in court. The figure of the Russian opposition has already been condemned on several occasions. The new trial, for which the prisoner is not allowed to leave the penal camp, concerns for the first time political allegations. He faces up to 30 years in prison. Go to article
EXCLUSIVE “Bild” cuts several hundred jobs and closes ten regional offices. Germany’s biggest tabloid is about to undergo a massive restructuring. Regional expenses are to be reduced from 18 to 12. There will also be changes to the Berlin office. To the article (SZ Plus)
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