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German border region presses for labour mobility

The eastern German region of Saxony wants to open its labour market to Polish and Czech engineers and doctors - but cannot do so because of the restrictive measures taken by the German government.

In an interview with the EUobserver, Stanislaw Tillich, the Saxon State Minister in charge of European Affairs, said that his region desperately needs Polish and Czech workers - despite its massive 20% unemployment rate.

"Our automobile, IT and health sectors suffer from a shortage of h...

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