
"Complete success" of the Western Balkans Regulation in Germany. From June to November 2024, German authorities granted 25,000 work permits to workers from BP.
Since the German government expanded the Western Balkans Regulation in June this year, the number of workers from the region in Germany has doubled. From June to November 2024, German authorities issued 25,000 work permits to citizens from Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Montenegro, as many as in the whole of last year.
According to information, the majority of migrant workers came from Kosovo (5,564) and Serbia (4,239).
Expansion of the Regulation is required
The data comes from the Federal Ministry of Labor's response to a request from the liberals. The Western Balkans Regulation proposed by the German government in 2016 was intended to reduce the number of asylum applications from Balkan countries. It was described as a "complete success" by the deputy chairman of the liberal party, Konstantin Kuhle, who even called for a further increase in the contingent of workers not only from the Balkans, but also from other countries.
"The meaning of this Western Balkans regulation is that by facilitating access to the German labor market, we reduce irregular migration in the asylum system." This regulation makes it possible to obtain an employment visa in Germany regardless of qualifications. The condition for this is a concrete job offer or an employment contract./DW