31. Mai 2010

Today's exercise (31 May)

What are the main pros and cons of the internet.
(5 arguments at the most)

18. Mai 2010

Telegraph covering news stories from Germany

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/

Try this link. There is the latest news from everywhere, even Germany.

What is net immigration

Net migration rate is the difference of immigrants and emigrants of an area in a period of time, divided (usually) per 1,000 inhabitants (considered on midterm population). A positive value represents more people entering the country than leaving it, while a negative value mean more people leaving than entering it.

Net migration rates for 2008. Legend:


+     positive
-      negative
0     stable
ND no data

From Auswärtiges Amt

Deutschland-Einreise/Aufenthalt/Zuwanderungsrecht
The Immigration Act


The Immigration Act entered into force on 1 January 2005 and contains provisions on the entry of foreigners into Germany, their residence in the country, various residence purposes, the termination of residence and asylum procedures. It will hereinafter be referred to as the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz).

Amendments to the Act took effect on 28 August 2007. These amendments include provisions to implement eleven EU directives on residence and asylum rules, to prevent sham or forced marriages, to enhance internal security, to implement decisions of the German Conference of Interior Ministers on nationality law, to facilitate the immigration of company founders and, above all, provisions to foster the integration of legal immigrants.

Residence permits

The Residence Act stipulates for the first time ever that a visa is of itself a kind of residence permit. This provision is of significance for short stays. A visa now expressly permits the holder

4. Mai 2010