Separation from family weighs hard on refugees
Refugees in Germany with separated family members are more dissatisfied with their lives than united refugee families, an economic research institute has found.
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Who are the Yazidis?
The Yazidis are back in the spotlight after a Yazidi woman co-won the Nobel Peace Prize. But who are the Yazidis and where are they now living around Europe?
Germany resumes family reunification from Greece
The family reunification program was resumed on Monday after it was halted last year. The plan will eventually reunite families across Germany.
Germany: Net migration drops to less than half a million in 2017
Germany's statistics office has published figures for net migration to the country in 2017 with some surprise findings. The figures show more Germans are returning to the country and staying put.
Underage refugees in Germany increasingly going missing
German authorities do not know the whereabouts of some 900 refugees under the age of 14. The head of a German children's charity said the new figures were alarming.
#MessageBackHome: 'Fight terror with culture and art, not a weapon'
Ammar Abdal is a 35-year-old painter from Iraq who came to Germany as a refugee in 2017. In his art, he documents the terror and crimes of the 'Islamic State'. He wants to "fight their terror with a weapon made by culture and art, not with a real weapon."
Books to welcome refugee children
A nation-wide program to promote reading among newly arrived refugee children in Germany has received a boost. The government is extending the program which it says helps pave the way to successful integration.
Germany recorded fewer irregular migrants in 2018 than expected – report
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has reportedly indicated a drop in irregular migration numbers. He had made a tough stance on irregular migration a hallmark of his Interior Ministry.
Germany urged to follow Swiss, Dutch asylum model
Germany should adopt asylum procedures similar to those in Switzerland and the Netherlands, a migration expert says. Dietrich Thränhardt says fewer migrants would claim asylum in Germany if the system were faster and more efficient.
Asylum appeals process takes longer in Italy
In 2016, Italy was second only to Germany in the number of appeals to asylum application denials, but it is also the highest out of seven member countries of the Council of Europe in terms of appeals process wait times. The appeals process in Italy takes 3.5 years (1,343 days) compared to over two years in second-highest Finland (769 days), and 1.5 years in Germany.
Germany puts pressure on Italy due to 'Dubliner' migrants
Current tensions between Italy and Germany revolve around migrants known as "Dubliners": those who were registered in the country of first arrival (in this case, Italy), and then continued on to other countries in the European Union to apply for asylum. While the main secondary country after Italy is Germany, other asylum seekers have traveled to France, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands to apply for asylum.
Germany: Increase in deportations to Maghreb countries
Germany is returning more rejected asylum seekers to Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. The number has increased since 2016 due to closer cooperation between Germany and the Maghreb states.