The latest report of the Federal Statistical Office revealed a substantial decline in the number of Syrians entering Germany since the beginning of 2025. In addition, the number of Syrians leaving the country has risen significantly throughout 2025. From January to September 2025, about 40,000 Syrians entered Germany, a figure 46.5% lower than during the…
Refugees’ sense of being welcomed in Germany has been steadily declining since 2017. According to a study by the German Institute for Economic Research, the proportion of refugees who felt welcome fell from 84% in 2017 to 78% in 2020, and declined further to just 65% in 2023. The study was based on a survey…
The number of Syrians returning to their country has declined since the beginning of 2025. According to figures from the Federal Ministry of the Interior, only 1,867 Syrians had departed by the end of last August with support from Germany’s return financing program. By the end of May, the number of beneficiaries stood at just…
Commissioned by Nature Magazine, a study conducted by the Nuremberg’s Institute for Employment Research revealed that migrants in Germany and other countries receive significantly lower wages than long-term residents. The wage gap widens for the first generation of migrants and persists into the second generation. The study also found that the wage gap varies from…
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 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 Italian Coast Guard announced that six migrants had died and around 40 others were missing after a rubber boat sank off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa. Ten survivors were rescued, and the bodies of the deceased were recovered. According to the survivors, the boat was carrying 56 people, all of whom…
The number of attacks on migrants and refugees in Berlin surged in 2024, reaching 77 cases of assaults and 8 incidents of housing damage. As a result, 34 people — including 14 men, 16 women, and two girls — required hospital treatment. This marks a doubling of attacks compared to 2023, which recorded 32 assaults…
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser rejected the Union’s proposal to implement a stricter immigration policy. During the coalition negotiations, Faeser — a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) — presented the Migration Budget Report, which highlighted a decline in the number of refugees in Germany. She also criticized Merz for the Union faction’s hardline…
Seven migrants, including two children, drowned when a boat carrying migrants sank near the Greek island of Lesbos. The Greek Coast Guard, with assistance from the Turkish Coast Guard, rescued 23 migrants from the sea, while border guards recovered the bodies of the victims. The rubber boat, which had departed from Turkey en route to…
According to 2024 statistics, the number of asylum cases pending before German courts has increased significantly. This rise is attributed to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees implementing a new law designed to expedite the processing of pending asylum applications from previous years. As a result, more than 100,000 new asylum applications are being…
A Syrian refugee carried out a random knife attack on pedestrians in the city of Villach, in the southern Austrian state of Carinthia, killing a 14-year-old teenager and injuring five other men, including two in critical condition. Police arrested the suspect, a 23-year-old Syrian man with legal residency in Austria. Police have not revealed the…
