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 A growing number of FDP and CDU/CSU politicians have called for the end of Bürgergeld - Germany's long-term unemployment benefit - for Ukrainian refugees. Here's the background on the debate. https://www.thelocal.de/20240617/german-politicians-want-to-cut-benefits-for-ukrainian-refugees Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:38:48 +0200 german-politicians-want-to-cut-benefits-for-ukrainian-refugees The EU's new migration deal "will cost more lives at sea", the Sea-Watch rescue charity said Wednesday, in a statement it said was backed by more than a dozen NGOs. https://www.thelocal.de/20231221/eus-new-migrant-deal-is-an-historic-failure-charities-warn Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:40:26 +0100 eus-new-migrant-deal-is-an-historic-failure-charities-warn The European Union has committed to resettling nearly 61,000 refugees in some of its member countries over the next two years. Around 20 percent of world's refugees have been welcomed by the bloc over the last three years. https://www.thelocal.de/20231214/eu-to-resettle-61000-refugees-across-europe-over-next-two-years Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:19:26 +0100 eu-to-resettle-61000-refugees-across-europe-over-next-two-years Attacks on refugees and their accommodation in Germany increased sharply in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to a parliamentary response from the federal government. https://www.thelocal.de/20231114/refugees-in-germany-experience-sharp-rise-in-attacks Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:44:27 +0100 refugees-in-germany-experience-sharp-rise-in-attacks A short distance from the border with Poland, Olaf Jansen, the director of a migrant processing centre in eastern Germany, is looking anxiously at the numbers of latest arrivals. https://www.thelocal.de/20230929/former-barracks-running-out-of-space-as-more-migrants-reach-germany Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:18:26 +0200 former-barracks-running-out-of-space-as-more-migrants-reach-germany Ryyan Alshebl fled war-torn Syria in 2015, arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos after a harrowing four-hour journey on a rubber boat. https://www.thelocal.de/20230531/the-syrian-refugee-who-became-mayor-of-a-german-village Wed, 31 May 2023 16:09:12 +0200 the-syrian-refugee-who-became-mayor-of-a-german-village Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the heads of Germany's 16 states on Wednesday agreed on new measures to tackle soaring migration after crunch talks. https://www.thelocal.de/20230511/germany-approves-tougher-migration-measures Thu, 11 May 2023 11:25:52 +0200 germany-approves-tougher-migration-measures In 2022, Germany registered a total of 1.1 million Ukrainians - by far exceeding the number of refugees who came during the crisis in 2015. Here's who they are and where in the country they live. https://www.thelocal.de/20230216/in-numbers-over-one-million-ukrainians-fled-to-germany-in-2022 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:34:42 +0100 in-numbers-over-one-million-ukrainians-fled-to-germany-in-2022 In 2022 Germany has seen around a million refugees arrive in the country — mostly from Ukraine. That’s as many as the country saw in 2015 and local authorities are feeling the pressure. https://www.thelocal.de/20221011/german-cities-warn-of-growing-refugee-crisis Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:59:20 +0200 german-cities-warn-of-growing-refugee-crisis Deutsche Bank Research has revealed that Germany is experiencing its highest influx of newcomers since 1990. https://www.thelocal.de/20220817/germany-could-have-86-million-people-by-2030-report-claims Wed, 17 Aug 2022 19:39:10 +0200 germany-could-have-86-million-people-by-2030-report-claims