The annual quota under the Western Balkans Regulation (Westbalkanregelung) — which allows nationals of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia to take up any employment in Germany regardless of qualification — was doubled from 25,000 to 50,000 places per year and was made permanent.
Workers from the six Western Balkans countries seeking any category of employment in Germany.
Primary: Bundesregierung (Federal Government) ↗
Corroborating: BAMF — Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge ↗
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