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 "Refugees are bringing crime into our town," an election leaflet declares – an example of how Germany's far-right feeds its narrative of a country threatened by more than a million new arrivals. https://www.thelocal.de/20190415/german-far-right-capitalizes-on-migrant-crimes-in-eu-elections-campaign Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:17:44 +0200 german-far-right-capitalizes-on-migrant-crimes-in-eu-elections-campaign The number of new asylum seekers in Germany has fallen for a second year in a row following the mass influx that peaked in 2015, the government said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171217/migrant-arrivals-in-germany-fall-for-second-year-in-a-row Sun, 17 Dec 2017 12:33:33 +0100 migrant-arrivals-in-germany-fall-for-second-year-in-a-row A suitcase, likely packed with aerosol cans, has blown up near a migrant centre on the outskirts of Nuremberg, causing no injuries, police confirm. https://www.thelocal.de/20160727/explosion-close-to-migrant-centre-in-nurmeberg Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:56:10 +0200 explosion-close-to-migrant-centre-in-nurmeberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged European leaders to protect EU borders or risk a "return to nationalism" as the continent battles its worst migration crisis since the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.de/20160505/merkel-warns-of-return-to-nationalism-unless-eu-borders-protected Thu, 05 May 2016 17:51:14 +0200 merkel-warns-of-return-to-nationalism-unless-eu-borders-protected An overwhelming majority of Germans believe that the country cannot continue to take in every asylum seeker who arrives at the borders, a new poll shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20160229/large-majority-of-germans-want-refugee-limit Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:15:15 +0100 large-majority-of-germans-want-refugee-limit Almost twice as many people have been deported from Germany in 2015 so far after having their asylum applications rejected compared with the previous year. https://www.thelocal.de/20151221/asylum-deportations-set-to-double-in-2015 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:32:41 +0100 asylum-deportations-set-to-double-in-2015 Germany and France have agreed that the European Union, facing a slew of migrant crises, should impose binding quotas on the numbers member states take in. https://www.thelocal.de/20150903/france-and-germany-agree-on-need-for-binding-migrant-quotas Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:39:19 +0200 france-and-germany-agree-on-need-for-binding-migrant-quotas German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande will meet in Berlin on Monday to give a new push to European efforts to tackle the biggest migrant crisis in 50 years. https://www.thelocal.de/20150824/merkel-hollande-discuss-migrant-crisis-ukraine Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:07:33 +0200 merkel-hollande-discuss-migrant-crisis-ukraine Migrant workers in Germany sent $14 billion (€12.5 billion) back to their families last year, according to a report published on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150615/migrant-workers-send-14-billion-to-families-back-home-spain Mon, 15 Jun 2015 19:43:38 +0200 migrant-workers-send-14-billion-to-families-back-home-spain Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to send two navy ships for search and rescue efforts as EU leaders agreed on a plan in Brussels on Thursday to curb the soaring number of migrants dying as they seek a better life in Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20150424/eu-leaders-seek-un-clearance-for-operation-against-migrant-smugglers Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:09:17 +0200 eu-leaders-seek-un-clearance-for-operation-against-migrant-smugglers A photo campaign which was supposed to highlight the success of immigrants in Berlin has been partially shelved after a lack of migrants came forward to tell their stories. Models had to be used instead of real people. https://www.thelocal.de/20140207/berlin-struggles-to-find-migrants-for-campaign Fri, 07 Feb 2014 12:41:00 +0100 berlin-struggles-to-find-migrants-for-campaign