Germany, Europe, the maze of inclusion‏

Hi everybody,

here another contribution concerning the link between "residence permit" and welfare for Eu migrants in Germany. 

Best

Paola

Germany, Europe, the maze of inclusion

by LUTZ ACHENBACH ‒ Berlin based lawyer

→ Italian

→ See also The Government of Mobility #1, #2, #3

The German welfare system is as segmented as is the German labor market. There is an unemployment-insurance for long-term workers and a welfare system for temporary and precarious workers.To receive welfare one has submit to the regime of the Jobcenterand to apply for any work or participate in any training proposed by the Jobcenter. Noncompliance is fined with cuts of 30% of welfare benefits. […] In December 2014 Germany’s law of residence for Europeans was changed. From now on European migrants who are looking for a job in Germany are legally entitled only to stay for 6 months if they do not have money to support themselves. Afterwards they have to give proof to the alien’s department that they have a«genuine prospect of getting employed». What kind of proofs will be accepted apart from a work contract is not clear…read more.

http://www.connessioniprecarie.org/2015/02/13/the-government-of-mobility-4-germany-europe-the-maze-of-inclusion/