Germany's New Immigration Plan Aims to Attract Skilled Workers.

Germany has unveiled draft reforms on immigration, skills training and promoting immigration from Western Balkan countries to address labour shortages in the country. The reforms include a new immigration law that aims to address key hurdles for migrants to Germany, particularly for those coming from outside the European Union. The draft law offers foreign workers three pathways to enter the country, including a new "opportunity card" for individuals who do not have a job offer but have the potential to find work. The cabinet also approved an education law that entitles young people to paid off-the-job training.