The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Migrant arrivals in Germany decreased sharply in 2017 The number of new asylum seekers in Germany fell sharply last year to 186,000, the government said on Tuesday, easing pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel as debate rages on whether to impose a cap on migration. https://www.thelocal.de/20180116/migrant-arrivals-in-germany-decreases-sharply-in-2017 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:41:57 +0100 migrant-arrivals-in-germany-decreases-sharply-in-2017 North German state prohibits refugees from moving to one of its cities Refugees in Germany will no longer be allowed to settle in the city of Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, according to a decree that was issued by the state’s ministry of the interior on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171012/lower-saxony-prohibits-refugees-from-moving-to-one-of-its-cities Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:17:02 +0200 lower-saxony-prohibits-refugees-from-moving-to-one-of-its-cities More than 130,000 asylum seekers disappeared in 2015 More than 130,000 asylum seekers went missing after initially being registered in Germany, new government figures reveal. https://www.thelocal.de/20160226/more-than-130000-asylum-seekers-vanished-in-2015 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:11:03 +0100 more-than-130000-asylum-seekers-vanished-in-2015 Attacks on refugees double in a year: police More than 1,600 crimes have been counted against refugees and their accommodation so far in 2015, new figures released on Tuesday have shown. https://www.thelocal.de/20151215/attacks-on-refugees-double-in-a-year-police Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:43:59 +0100 attacks-on-refugees-double-in-a-year-police President of refugee authority steps down The president of Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has handed in his resignation, the government said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150917/president-of-refugee-authority-resigns-from-post Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:51:32 +0200 president-of-refugee-authority-resigns-from-post Merkel's office 'hid knowledge of probe' After digital rights blog Netzpolitik revealed that state prosecutors were investigating two of its journalists for treason, Chancellor Angela Merkel's office reacted with shock. Now Spiegel reports that the Chancellery knew about the investigation in April. https://www.thelocal.de/20150827/chancellory-knew-about-investigation-months-ago Thu, 27 Aug 2015 14:03:40 +0200 chancellory-knew-about-investigation-months-ago Toilet theft at interior ministry causes a stink Thieves have stolen toilet seats, taps and loo paper holders from the new interior ministry building in Berlin, making it difficult for mandarins to get comfortable in their new surroundings. https://www.thelocal.de/20150526/toilet-theft-at-interior-ministry-causes-a-stink Tue, 26 May 2015 11:59:19 +0200 toilet-theft-at-interior-ministry-causes-a-stink Anti-Semitism group without Jews sparks row Jewish groups say that there is no easy fix to the Interior Ministry's mistake of launching an anti-semitism commission without a single member of Jewish heritage. https://www.thelocal.de/20150213/ministry-sparks-row-with-jew-less-anti-semitsm-group Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:26:00 +0100 ministry-sparks-row-with-jew-less-anti-semitsm-group Interior Ministry denies training Saudi spooks The German Interior Ministry has denied that federal police officers on duty in Saudi Arabia have been training secret service officers there, after a television magazine claimed this was the case. https://www.thelocal.de/20110719/36379 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:10:00 +0200 36379 Interior Ministry raids neo-Nazi group locations nationwide The Interior Ministry staged raids on outposts of a right-wing extremist group in several German states on Tuesday morning, searching buildings and confiscating evidence. https://www.thelocal.de/20100907/29651 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:48:00 +0200 29651