http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=15412&name=All+change+in+2005
Andrew McCathie
"A new year has dawned and with it a raft of major new German laws have kicked in.
In particular, this includes sweeping changes to Germany's immigration laws, the introduction of the final round of tax cuts, and radical reforms to the nation's welfare benefit system and labour market.
The series of new laws also represent key components of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's efforts at modernising Europe's biggest economy, with the new immigration laws aimed at bringing Germany into line with the immigration systems operating in other nations, notably Canada, Australia and the United States."
