In the view of Nancy Faeser, Germany’s Minister of the Interior and Community, who steered the legislative process alongside Labour and Social Affairs Minister Hubertus Heil, the growing shortage of skilled labour is increasingly “harmful” to the German economy. Projections suggest that there will be a shortfall of 7 million workers by 2035, which the German government believes fully justifies the vote on the new immigration law by the parliamentary majority on the morning of Friday 23 June. De
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As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.