Politicians from the Traffic Light Alliance expressed optimism about curbing illegal immigration to Germany following a meeting between the federal interior and justice ministers, state governments, mayors, and trade union representatives. Optimism was shared among federal leaders on addressing the migration issue. Thorsten Frei, the parliamentary director of the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social…
Dozens of Germans protested in the city of Kirchheim in Bavaria after the government constructed a new container village to accommodate refugees. The village was built on a site originally intended for a daycare center, sparking outrage among local residents. They voiced concerns about the presence of refugees in their neighborhood, citing fears of safety…
Brandenburgs Ministerpräsident Dietmar Woidke hat die fortgesetzte Gewährung des Bürgergeldes für ukrainische Flüchtlinge kritisiert. Woidke ist der Meinung, dass die Erhöhung des Bürgergeldes die Integration der Ukrainer in den Arbeitsmarkt behindert. „Damals war die Entscheidung richtig, weil wir schnell helfen mussten. Heute müssen wir uns fragen, ob diese Art der Unterstützung noch zeitgemäß ist“, so…
Stefan Möller, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), stated in Thuringia that the party aims to deport refugees rather than employ them. Möller made the remarks while defending Robert Sesselmann, the AfD’s district director, praising Sesselmann’s efforts to ramp up deportations and reject proposals for asylum seekers to engage in community service. “The public…
The number of refugees at the deportation collection point at Brandenburg Airport’s Central Immigration Office has doubled compared to last year, with 396 individuals set to be deported to their home countries or the first country where they applied for asylum in the first half of 2024. Authorities in Brandenburg are increasing pressure on refugees…
German police arrested a Somali immigrant after he stabbed a 40-year-old man in the neck. The arrest, which involved 30 officers, occurred outside a large store in the small town of Waltershausen. Prior to the stabbing, the 27-year-old immigrant had caused panic by threatening store patrons with a knife and making death threats. He attacked…
According to a police report published by the German News Agency, there were 519 recorded attacks on refugees and asylum seekers in the first half of 2024. These incidents ranged from coercion and incitement to hatred to physical violence. Refugees in Germany face frequent verbal and physical assaults, with Saxony and Thuringia being the regions…
The Stuttgart Anti-Fascist Action Alliance organized a demonstration under the slogan “Together Against Racism” to protest far-right extremism and show solidarity with refugees. The rally was organized in response to a right-wing extremist attack on a refugee shelter in South Stuttgart two weeks prior. A week ago, the police arrested a person who attempted to…
Kansel Kiziltepe, a member of the Senate for the Integration District in Berlin and a member of the Social Democratic Party, has called for reducing the size of refugee accommodation at Tegel Airport, which has become a refugee accommodation center, because refugees are increasingly accommodated in large accommodation facilities in light of the lack of…
The Green Party issued a paper published by the newspaper (Süddeutsche Zeitung). The paper included a demand to eliminate the problems facing refugee employment and work. The party presented fifteen proposals for measures to facilitate access to the refugees to work, in particular lifting the ban on refugees working, According to the German News Agency,…
The state-owned healthcare company Berlinovo, has launched an eight-story residential building for skilled foreign workers. The building, located in the Prenzlauer Berg district, cost $8.5 million. The construction took 19 months and the building contains 76 furnished apartments ranging from one to three rooms at a price of 15 euros per square meter. The aim…
Members of the Green Party in the European, federal, and state parliaments have written a letter to the European Commission. In the letter, they are urging for an end to fixed border controls on Germany’s internal borders. They claim that not only Germany but seven other European countries are in violation of Schengen rules. The…
