The Philippines
Agreement Migration
The Federal Government is currently working on further developing cooperation with the Philippines towards a comprehensive migration partnership. The main focus is on the recruitment of skilled workers and professionals.
Facts about the country
With over one thousand islands, not all of which are inhabited, the Republic of the Philippines is one of the world’s largest island nations. The country in Southeast Asia has a presidential system, which is based on its constitution of 1987. The Philippines is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which was created in 1967.
The Manila metropolitan area is the country’s economic and political centre. The Philippines’ key export goods include electronics, machinery and technical equipment, textiles, food and drink.
Diplomatic relations between the Philippines and the Federal Republic of Germany were established on 8 October 1954 and between the Philippines and the German Democratic Republic on 21 September 1973.
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Towards a comprehensive migration partnership
The handover of a concrete draft agreement in early March started the process of further developing cooperation into a comprehensive migration partnership. The main focus is on recruiting skilled workers and professionals for the German labour market. For this purpose, the Federal Government Special Commissioner for Migration Agreements, Dr Joachim Stamp, is in close contact with the Philippines.
In its coalition agreement, the Federal Government set out comprehensive reforms intended to bring about a paradigm shift to reduce irregular migration and increase legal migration. These reforms comprise a variety of measures. One of these measures is the negotiating of migration agreements by the Federal Government Special Commissioner for Migration Agreements, Dr Joachim Stamp, which is intended to build lasting and comprehensive cooperation with migrants’ countries of origin. Alongside this approach of developing extensive migration partnerships, the responsible bodies in the federal and state governments are continuing their existing cooperation on returns with countries of origin.
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The Federal Foreign Office is a ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany and a supreme federal authority. Its main office is located in Berlin, and it has another office in Bonn. It is the headquarters of Germany’s Foreign Service and is responsible for Germany’s foreign and European policy.
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