European Parliament Approves EU Talent Pool Regulation Aiming to Streamline Skilled-Worker Immigration
Lufthansa Pilots Announce 48-Hour Strike, Forcing German Firms to Reroute Business Travel
Dutch–German Tax Treaty Amendment Clarifies 34 Home-Office Days Rule for Cross-Border Workers
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Germany Confirms Participation in EU Customs ‘CLEP’ Training to Tighten External Border Controls
An EU customs-training webinar scheduled and published on 10 March 2026 includes German customs participation and signals tighter, tech-enabled checks at EU external land borders. Better-trained officers should speed legitimate staff movements but will also scrutinise visa and social-security documents more closely.
Flight chaos hits German hubs as 333 services cancelled on 9 March
On 9 March 2026, 333 flights were cancelled and almost 2,400 delayed across Europe, with Frankfurt and Munich hardest hit. The knock-on effects, stemming from lingering strike disruptions and icy weather, stranded thousands of business travellers and are expected to take days to resolve—highlighting the fragility of German hub operations just weeks before full EES rollout.
EU Parliament committee fast-tracks new return rules for irregular migrants
Meeting in an extraordinary session on 9 March 2026, the European Parliament’s LIBE committee adopted its report on a new EU regulation streamlining the return of irregular migrants. The draft would make German deportation orders enforceable across the Schengen Area, promising faster removals but raising due-process concerns. Business groups expect the reform to stabilise Germany’s broader labour-migration debate.