"ROUNDUP: Merkel rejects Turkish criticism of visa law
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Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday rejected criticism from ethnic Turkish groups of a new law that imposes a language test on young brides entering Germany to live.
Merkel, who was unveiling a 'national integration plan' to improve work and education opportunities for 15 million people of non-German ethnicity in her country, said the law had implemented an EU guideline and included a wide range of exemptions."
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