The German Bundestag has rejected an immigration bill put forward by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU). Although the bill initially secured a majority in the preliminary vote with support from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), it ultimately failed to pass by a narrow margin. A total of 350 MPs…
The Bundestag’s Traffic Light Coalition parties have finalized the details of the security package agreed upon following the Solingen attack. This agreement was reached after consulting the Bundestag’s expert committee. The measures encompass three areas: migration regulations, the investigative powers of federal security authorities, and weapons law. According to the coalition’s parliamentary group deputy, Dirk…
MPs in the Bundestag who oppose new measures to tighten asylum procedures are aiming to counter the decline of Germany’s tolerant immigration policy. The pro-migrant MPs come from various parties, particularly the left. Following attacks by asylum seekers, particularly the incident in Solingen, thirty-five members of the Social Democratic Party have strongly criticized the federal…
After approving the introduction of payment cards for asylum seekers at the level of all states, the state of Brandenburg – the 1st state to distribute payment cards – plans to decide the amount to be €50 per month for an adult and €25 for a child. This comes despite the objection from the Greens…
Media outlets reported that a group of refugees resigned from membership in the Green Party in protest against the party leaders’ approval of an agreement to “reform” the European asylum system, noting that the agreement amounts to a “historic betrayal” of the Greens’ policies towards immigration, and a step on the path to rapprochement with…
A German state announced a ban on the deportation of Yazidi women and children, given that their conditions in northern Iraq are still “worrying” and they lack the necessary protection, amid political demands to ban the deportation of this group in all German states. Josephine Paul, Minister of Refugee Affairs in the state of North…
The ruling coalition in Germany expressed its rejection of a proposal by leading elements of the conservative bloc in Parliament, calling for the adoption of strict policies towards immigrants, in light of the increasing influx of asylum seekers into the country. Jens Spahn, a member of the Presidium of the German Bavarian Christian Social Party…
The Federal Employment Agency indicated that the unemployment rate among refugees in the German capital, Berlin, has increased to approximately 10%, at a time when Germany is suffering from a labor shortage, which the Green Party considered a “governmental failure” par excellence. According to the agency’s regional data on employment in the context of refugee…
In an interesting development, the German Cabinet approved a new draft law to facilitate the naturalization process by reducing the required bureaucratic procedures, and finally allowing dual citizenship. The law still needs Parliament’s approval to enter into force. Under the law, which was approved by the federal government on Wednesday, August 23, foreign persons who…
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser of the Social Democratic Party proposed deporting members of “criminal” Arab clans even without committing a crime, which sparked widespread controversy in human rights circles. The draft paper notes that “members of organized crime communities” can lose their right to residency “regardless if they have a criminal conviction.” A spokesman…
