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 German authorities ordered to take back illegally expelled Afghan man An Afghan man who was illegally expelled from Germany has arrived back in Frankfurt, a refugee rights group said on Thursday, after a three month bureaucratic struggle. https://www.thelocal.de/20171214/germany-takes-back-illegally-expelled-afghan-man Thu, 14 Dec 2017 17:08:29 +0100 germany-takes-back-illegally-expelled-afghan-man Obama thanks Merkel for open refugee policy US President Barack Obama made a special thank you to Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany on Tuesday at the United Nations, praising her for doing "the right thing". https://www.thelocal.de/20160921/obama-thanks-merkel-germany-for-open-refugee-policy Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:32:12 +0200 obama-thanks-merkel-germany-for-open-refugee-policy Asylum applications in May up 100 percent on last year The number of people who applied for asylum in Germany this May rose by 100 percent over the same month last year, according to government figures. https://www.thelocal.de/20160607/number-of-asylum-applicants-in-may-up-by-100-percent-report-refugees Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:02:26 +0200 number-of-asylum-applicants-in-may-up-by-100-percent-report-refugees Trial begins of man who stabbed Cologne mayor Germany on Friday put on trial a man accused of stabbing Cologne's mayor in the neck in a suspected violent protest against her welcoming stance towards refugees. https://www.thelocal.de/20160415/trial-begins-of-man-who-slashed-cologne-mayor Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:55:59 +0200 trial-begins-of-man-who-slashed-cologne-mayor Interior minister aims to toughen asylum law German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere is seeking to toughen asylum laws by sending migrants back to the first European Union country they reached and by reducing benefits, under a draft law seen by AFP on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150918/interior-minister-aims-to-toughen-asylum-law Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:08:06 +0200 interior-minister-aims-to-toughen-asylum-law Merkel: EU refugee quota plan 'only first step' German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday welcomed European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker's plan to relocate refugees from overstretched EU states, but said it was only "a first important step". https://www.thelocal.de/20150908/merkel-eu-quota-plan-only-first-step Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:44:20 +0200 merkel-eu-quota-plan-only-first-step 'High' asylum benefits need review: minister German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière wants to scrutinize how much asylum-seekers receive in benefits in Germany as the country continues to face a staggering influx of immigrants. https://www.thelocal.de/20150814/de-maiziere-refugee-benefits-must-be-reviewed Fri, 14 Aug 2015 14:51:19 +0200 de-maiziere-refugee-benefits-must-be-reviewed Dresden tolerance concert draws 22,000 As Pegida supporters and opponents clashed in Hanover, musicians threw a free concert in central Dresden on Monday evening to show another side to the city famous for spawning the anti-Islam movement. https://www.thelocal.de/20150127/dresden-tolerance-concert-draws-tens-of-thousands Tue, 27 Jan 2015 09:17:00 +0100 dresden-tolerance-concert-draws-tens-of-thousands