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 Merkel heads to North Africa to talk business and refugees German Chancellor Angela Merkel starts a two-day trip to Egypt and Tunisia on Thursday, part of her push to limit migrant flows to Europe through North Africa, especially chaos-torn Libya. https://www.thelocal.de/20170302/merkel-heads-to-north-africa-to-discuss Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:47:14 +0100 merkel-heads-to-north-africa-to-discuss This is why hardly any North African people were deported in 2016 A look into why it is so hard for Germany to deport rejected asylum seekers from North Africa. https://www.thelocal.de/20170112/this-is-why-hardly-any-north-african-people-were-deported-in-2016 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:23:02 +0100 this-is-why-hardly-any-north-african-people-were-deported-in-2016 Young, uprooted and unpredictable: Germany's 'Nafri scene' Events in Cologne and other western cities over New Year showed that security concerns about young immigrants from North Africa haven't gone away. https://www.thelocal.de/20170104/young-uprooted-and-unpredictable-germanys-nafri-scene Wed, 04 Jan 2017 15:16:07 +0100 young-uprooted-and-unpredictable-germanys-nafri-scene Merkel wants migrant return deals with N. African states German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Tuesday on the EU and North African countries to do deals modelled on a controversial agreement with Turkey to stem migrant flows to Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20160823/merkel-wants-migrant-return-deals-with-north-african-states Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:33:39 +0200 merkel-wants-migrant-return-deals-with-north-african-states Greens scupper plan to block migrants from North Africa Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday delayed a decision on labelling three North African nations as "safe countries of origin", after the Greens torpedoed the move aimed at curbing the influx of migrants. https://www.thelocal.de/20160617/greens-scupper-plan-to-block-migrants-from-north-africa Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:01:15 +0200 greens-scupper-plan-to-block-migrants-from-north-africa Ex-police chief asks Cologne attack victims for forgiveness The Cologne police chief who had to stand down in the wake of sexual assaults over New Year's Eve has spoken of his regret at the events. https://www.thelocal.de/20160613/ex-police-chief-asks-cologne-attack-victims-for-forgiveness Mon, 13 Jun 2016 19:44:22 +0200 ex-police-chief-asks-cologne-attack-victims-for-forgiveness German MPs vote to block North African asylum claims German MPs voted on Friday to classify Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria as "safe countries of origin" – meaning that asylum applications will only be accepted under exceptional circumstances. https://www.thelocal.de/20160513/german-mps-vote-to-block-north-african-asylum-claims Fri, 13 May 2016 13:17:45 +0200 german-mps-vote-to-block-north-african-asylum-claims 'Speed up repatriations', Germany tells N.African states Germany wants North African countries to speed up repatriations of rejected asylum seekers, its interior minister said ahead of a visit from Sunday to the region. https://www.thelocal.de/20160228/germany-wants-nafrican-states-to-take-back-more-migrants Sun, 28 Feb 2016 19:01:59 +0100 germany-wants-nafrican-states-to-take-back-more-migrants Take back migrants or lose aid cash, Berlin tells North Africa Germany’s Vice-Chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, has threatened to withdraw aid from north African countries if they don’t cooperate on taking back rejected asylum seekers. https://www.thelocal.de/20160118/berlin-threatens-to-withdraw-aid-to-north-africa-over-migrants Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:34:17 +0100 berlin-threatens-to-withdraw-aid-to-north-africa-over-migrants 'Algeria and Morocco must take back deportees': Berlin Germany wants Algeria and Morocco to take back their nationals with no residence permits in Germany after a sharp rise in asylum seekers from the two North African countries, officials said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160116/germany-wants-algeria-and-morocco-to-take-back-deportees Sat, 16 Jan 2016 12:41:02 +0100 germany-wants-algeria-and-morocco-to-take-back-deportees Huge gulf in crime rates among migrant groups Migrants arriving in Germany from North Africa are disproportionately likely to commit crime, police figures show - but deporting them isn’t always straightforward. https://www.thelocal.de/20160113/crime-rates-different-north-africa-syria-migrants Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:18:05 +0100 crime-rates-different-north-africa-syria-migrants UN comes to Berlin for Libya peace talks Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will welcome participants in the Libya peace process to Berlin on Wednesday for a first meeting of warring factions with EU and UN representatives. https://www.thelocal.de/20150609/libyan-peace-process-comes-to-berlin Tue, 09 Jun 2015 18:43:56 +0200 libyan-peace-process-comes-to-berlin Bishop says Europe must take refugees Germany and Europe should open their doors to refugees fleeing North African unrest and instability rather than barricading the borders, according to the Evangelical Bishop of Central Germany, Ilse Junkermann. https://www.thelocal.de/20110424/34589 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 11:36:00 +0200 34589