Immigrants in Greece hoping to secure the new European Union longterm resident status, a permanent form of residence in other words, will need to demonstrate a basic knowledge of Greek and Greek history, the government has decided, and not a proficient knowledge of Greek like was stated last year. (Last March the government said that all immigrants wanting to get long term residency should have had a Greek proficiency equivalent to children in secondary schools in Greece.)
DF: Is this a step in the right direction or wrong? Greece has one of the lowest acceptance rates of immigrants in the EU, but should they make the language requirements easier?
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posted on Monday, October 8
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