03:53 Ifo survey: Almost half of HR managers are unfamiliar with the "job turbo"
48% of German personnel leaders find the "Job-Turbo" and the Skilled Workers Immigration Law unhelpful for their companies. This is based on a survey of 627 personnel leaders by the Munich Ifo Institute. The initiative aims to quickly integrate Ukrainian refugees into the labor market. However, nearly every fourth company recognizes positive effects: One in four firms reports that more skilled workers are available due to the new regulations. In addition, mandatory language courses before job placement have led to fewer language barriers. Approximately 18% of personnel leaders praise shorter hiring procedures and simpler recognition of degrees. The interviewees were allowed multiple answers. Nearly half of them find that the bureaucracy in hiring foreign labor is still too high, although 17% also observe a bureaucracy reduction.
02:37 Governor: Russian region of Kursk under fire all day
According to local reports, Ukraine continued to bombard the Russian border region of Kursk all day on Saturday. Governor Alexei Smirnov writes on Telegram that Ukrainian forces attacked eight border villages repeatedly. Two people were injured in the process. A video Smirnov posted in his Telegram channel shows a destroyed house and debris. Previously, Smirnov reported the deaths of five people due to a Ukrainian drone attack early on Saturday morning.
01:29 "Putin loves Farage": Activists mock Farage
The British campaign group Led by Donkeys pranked Reform UK party chief Nigel Farage during a campaign appearance. After Farage recently claimed that the West, not Russian President Vladimir Putin, had provoked the war in Ukraine, the activists lowered a banner with Putin's image behind him. Farage was not amused, the activists report laconicly.
00:32 Emergency services in Vilniansk work through the rubble
Emergency services clear the rubble of a Russian attack on the city of Vilniansk in the Saporischja Oblast. After the search and rescue operations are completed, it is determined that seven people were killed, including two children, and 31 people were injured, including eight children. "The fire was extinguished simultaneously at two locations: in a two-story building and near parked cars on a 300 square meter area, as well as in two single-story buildings on a 150 square meter area. The search and rescue operations are completed," the Ukrainian state emergency services report.
21:24 Seehofer: No asylum for young Ukrainian men
Approximately 1.2 million Ukrainians have found refuge in Germany from the war in their homeland. CSU state group leader Alexander Dobrindt recently called for Ukrainians to be deported if they did not work. "The proposal can be misunderstood," says CSU honorary chairman Horst Seehofer to the Augsburger Allgemeine. Mothers and children from the war zone have difficulty working; this is due to a lack of language skills or a lack of daycare. "It belongs to a humane state to provide protection." Young men who evade military service in Germany, however, should not be granted asylum, he says.
20:51 A man lights grenade in Luzk city centerA resident of Chmelnyzkyj city lights a grenade in the city center of Luzk and is arrested. No injuries reported. The Ukrainian Security Service SBU shares this information. The motive of the 23-year-old is still unclear.
You can read about previous developments here.
- Amidst the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Russia has been accused of conducting cyberwar attacks on NATO countries, causing significant concerns in political circles.
- The Military Operations subcommittee in Parliament is pushing for stricter regulations against such attacks, citing the recent military operations near the Ukrainian border as a primary concern.
- Volodymyr Selensky, the President of Ukraine, has called upon NATO for increased military support in the face of these aggressive actions by Russia.
- In response to the situation, NATO has agreed to provide additional military aid to Ukraine, including cyber defense training and equipment.
- Meanwhile, the political discourse in Germany revolves around the integration of Ukrainian refugees into the labor market, with many leaders finding the "Job-Turbo" and Skilled Workers Immigration Law beneficial, despite some challenges.
