Tag: refugees
Swearing about migration: Scholz doesn’t dare say THIS word | politics
Suddenly the Chancellor no longer dared to take a clear stance! Just a few weeks ago, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (65, SPD) clearly identified a major problem: “The numbers of those…
Almost 1.5 million immigrants – but only a few targeted for the labor market
Arrival of refugees from Ukraine in March 2022 Refugee migration only has a limited impact on the needs of the labor market. (Photo: IMAGO/Jens Schicke) Berlin Germany is currently experiencing…
Search for survivors of boat wreck near end
A Greek Coast Guard ship is moored in the port of the city of Kalamata After the sinking of a refugee boat southwest of Greece, there is no longer any…
Search for survivors of boat wreck near end
A Greek Coast Guard ship is moored in the port of the city of Kalamata After the sinking of a refugee boat southwest of Greece, there is no longer any…
No hope for more survivors
Boat accident in Greece The survivors are to be taken to a refugee camp near Athens by Friday. (Photo: dpa) Athens/Kalamata After the sinking of a refugee boat southwest of…
Municipalities want to change the Basic Law
Gerd Landsberg, General Manager of the Association of Towns and Municipalities Landsberg demands that the federal and state governments should share the costs of migration, integration and care for refugees.…
EU asylum reform: Greens are divided
Berlin After the German government approved the planned tightening of EU asylum rules, the Greens are facing a crucial test. No sooner had the EU interior ministers sealed the unification…
After asylum compromise: Greens are divided
Berlin After the German government approved the planned tightening of EU asylum rules, the Greens are facing a crucial test. No sooner had the EU interior ministers sealed the unification…
“It’s a tremendous effort” – Faeser is pushing for an agreement on the EU asylum reform
Berlin Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) emphasized the urgency of a rapid reform of the EU asylum system. “We now have to make the right decisions to finally organize…
Why the opposition relies on right-wing extremists
Istanbul Shortly before the run-off election for the presidency next Sunday, the Turkish opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu was assured of the support of a right-wing extremist group. Victory Party leader…
Municipalities agree citizens to higher taxes and fees
day care center In some communities, parental fees for day-care centers will become significantly more expensive. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The financial situation of many municipalities is deteriorating rapidly. Last year,…
“That could frustrate many people” – displeasure with the federal-state agreement on refugees
Berlin The federal and state governments have drawn some heavy criticism with their decisions on financing refugee costs. The decision “means failure because it is neither financially sufficient nor does…
Federal and state governments reach mini-agreement on refugee costs
From left: Markus Söder, Prime Minister of Bavaria (CSU), Bodo Ramelow, Prime Minister of Thuringia (Die Linke), Dietmar Woidke, Prime Minister of Brandenburg (SPD), Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin…
What EU and NATO can expect from Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Istanbul Kemal Kilicdaroglu likes to present himself as anti-Erdogan. The challenger to the Turkish head of state in the presidential elections in Turkey on Sunday wants to strengthen civil liberties…
Thousands wait in Mexico for Title 42 to end
Mexico City In the USA, the deportation regulation “Title 42” ends – and Irineo Mujica expects dramatic scenes. Everywhere in Mexico, migrants are waiting to cross the border, says the…
“Unworthy bargaining” – What the dispute over the refugee costs is about
Berlin The numbers speak for themselves: far more people sought refuge in Germany last year than in the peak year of the refugee crisis in 2015. According to the Federal…
Climate passport and climate card – migration experts propose new visas for climate refugees
A Somali family has fled drought in the Lower Shabelle region to the capital, Mogadishu The reception and care of climate refugees from their own country or neighboring regions poses…
States are on a confrontational course with the federal government
Berlin Shortly before the refugee summit in the Chancellery, the 16 federal states agreed on their own concept for future refugee financing. In it they call for a per capita…
States are on a confrontational course with the federal government
Berlin Shortly before the refugee summit in the Chancellery, the 16 federal states agreed on their own concept for future refugee financing. In it they call for a per capita…
Countries present their own concept for refugee financing
refugees A refugee settlement in Brück in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district. (Photo: dpa) Shortly before the refugee summit, the 16 federal states agreed on their own concept for future refugee financing.…