The German Integration Commissioner, Annette Widmann-Mauz, has warned that the German economy is facing a “desperate” search for skilled labour. According to Widmann-Mauz, this at least partly due to a drop-off in skilled EU immigration, which includes craftspeople, engineers, nurses, care workers, cooks and metal workers. (article continues below) See also on The Local:“The number of additional skilled workers and workers from the EU in Germany fell by around 25 percent last year,” she said. Is the immigration law helping to attract workers? The law, the Skilled Immigration Act, came into force in March 2020 – the month of the country’s first national Covid-19 lockdown.

Source: The Local June 23, 2021 09:56 UTC