Dutch citizens organized a public gathering to monitor the border with Germany and prevent the entry of asylum seekers into the Netherlands. They assembled at the border areas of Ter Apel and Rütenbrock, with German and Dutch police present on either side. The Dutch participants carried lighted batons and wore reflective vests, stopping cars on…
The Federal Ministry of Interior’s report indicates that practical and legal obstacles hinder the processing of asylum applications in third countries outside the European Union (EU). Implementing such a measure would not effectively address irregular migration and is not feasible on a collective level. The report team has analyzed models that various European countries have…
The Lithuanian Ministry of Social Security and Labor has launched an investigation following the disbursement of one million euros in aid, which was allocated by the European Union for Ukrainian refugees, to different displaced persons. According to Lithuanian National Radio, the aid was mistakenly distributed to refugees from 43 different countries, including Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan,…
According to statistics from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Germany experienced a notable decline in asylum seekers overall, particularly among Syrian applicants, in the first quarter of this year. By March, only 1,944 asylum applications had been submitted by Syrians, accounting for 18.5% of the total. In contrast, during the same period last…
The Federal Ministry of the Interior announced that 464 Syrians have left Germany through the subsidized voluntary return program, which was launched earlier this year to encourage Syrian refugees and asylum seekers to return home following the fall of the Assad regime. Under the program, the German government provides €200 per person for travel, and…
German police conducted a raid on a far-right cell, arresting five young men suspected of planning organized attacks on refugees. Authorities are actively searching for additional members of the far-right group known as “Last Wave of Defense.” The arrests occurred across three states, and police are also pursuing suspects in other regions. The Federal Minister…
The European Commission is set to announce a proposal aimed at reforming the deportation system for rejected asylum seekers. This proposal includes amending the criteria for designating safe countries for deportation, eliminating the requirement for a connection between the individual and the country of deportation, and considering the option to proceed with deportations even if…
The new coalition, composed of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), adopted the federal leader Friedrich Merz’s plan to stop or reduce citizen benefits for Ukrainian refugees. According to the new coalition agreement, the legal framework for Ukrainian refugees will be revised. Previously, Ukrainians were…
The Federal Ministry of the Interior has announced the arrival of 138 refugees from Afghanistan, including 76 women, 62 men, and 45 children and youth. According to the ministry, all individuals had received a legally binding promise of admission to Germany. “There are concrete commitments from Germany to accept these refugees, which were made in…
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has begun planning the implementation of stricter border controls, including the rejection of asylum seekers at the border. He aims to double the number of federal riot police to 1,200 units, expand mobile surveillance and control teams, and increase the number of checkpoints, which currently stands at 50. As part of…
Portugal’s Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has issued rejection notices to 4,574 migrants. This comes as the government plans to reject tens of thousands more migrants, just days before the upcoming elections. The center-right Democratic Alliance, led by current Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, has pledged to tighten immigration policies. The coalition’s campaign included…
The Administrative Court in Berlin issued a ruling rejecting the classification of Georgia as a safe country of origin in asylum procedures in Germany. This decision came in a case involving Georgian refugees whose asylum applications were rejected based on the German government’s December 2023 decision to classify Georgia as a safe country. The ruling…
