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 Germany to take most in refugee quota project Germany found out on Wednesday it will have to take in the largest number of refugees under the European Commission's new quota system which aims to rehouse 60,000 people over the next two years. https://www.thelocal.de/20150527/germany-to-be-largest-recipient-in Wed, 27 May 2015 16:45:05 +0200 germany-to-be-largest-recipient-in Police officer 'abused refugees' in Hanover Prosecutors in Hanover are investigating a police officer who is alleged to have brutally mistreated at least two refugees and then bragged about it over instant messaging application WhatsApp afterwards. https://www.thelocal.de/20150518/policeman-abused-refugees-in-hanover Mon, 18 May 2015 10:59:34 +0200 policeman-abused-refugees-in-hanover Interior Minister wants quicker deportations Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière called on Friday for state governments to speed up deportations of failed asylum applicants, in the latest round in a war of words between the federal government and the states. https://www.thelocal.de/20150417/interior-minister-wants-quicker-asylum-deportations Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:34:40 +0200 interior-minister-wants-quicker-asylum-deportations UN wants Europe to share Syria refugees New plans from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees would see Syrian refugees relocated from overtaxed southern EU members to the wealthier north, the UN refugee agency told The Local on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150312/syria-refugees-europe-un-wants-europe-to-share-syria-refugees Thu, 12 Mar 2015 17:08:39 +0100 syria-refugees-europe-un-wants-europe-to-share-syria-refugees Germany tops asylum application table: UN There are more refugees worldwide than at any time since the Second World War, while Germany is receiving more asylum applications than any other country. https://www.thelocal.de/20150107/germany-tops-asylum-application-table-un-unchr-lebanon-syria-refugees-war-conflict Wed, 07 Jan 2015 13:45:00 +0100 germany-tops-asylum-application-table-un-unchr-lebanon-syria-refugees-war-conflict UNHCR criticises Germany's refugee policy The United Nations' refugee agency has expressed praise and criticism for Germany's refugee policy. Although Germany took in more than 2,000 Iraqi refugees from Syria and Jordan in 2009, Romani were deported to Kosovo. https://www.thelocal.de/20091225/24167 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:15:00 +0100 24167