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Otto Schily

A look at Germany's immigration law one year on

17:08 03/01/2006
When Germany's first immigration law went into effect on January 1, 2005, former Social Democrat Interior Minister Otto Schily hailed it as the most modern legislation on immigration in all of Europe...

Germany to introduce biometric passports

12:56 04/11/2005
Germany is set to be the first country in the European Union to introduce biometric passports, which will allow airport control devices to detect a small electronic tag concealed inside the passport...

EU countries agree on illegal immigration issues

11:10 06/07/2005
Ministers from five European Union countries agreed on 5 July to collaborate on repatriating illegal immigrants, according to French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy. "All together, the European...

Germany to Liberalize Immigration

16:47 03/08/2001
Germany’s interior minister, Otto Schily, today announced an overhaul of the German immigration regulations. Designed to relax the rules for immigration for skilled staff, especially those in the IT...