Finland welcomes record number seeking protection
Finnish authorities report a record number of people seeking protection in the country after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Finnish authorities report a record number of people seeking protection in the country after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The outbreak of the war in Ukraine was met with an outpouring of humanitarian support from volunteers across Germany. How strong is the solidarity with the refugees after almost six months of war?
Ukrainian refugees in Germany can easily apply for a two-year residency permit.
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson announced that Ukrainian nationals who opt to go back to their home country while the war with Russia continues are allowed to return to the EU. She added, however, that data on who was coming and who was going was not readily available yet.
More than five months after the beginning of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, over 150,000 Ukrainian students are registered in German schools. The news comes as the number of refugees who've fled Ukraine reached the ten million mark this week.
German states are finding it increasingly difficult to provide accommodation for refugees, with some municipalities stressing that they hardly have any housing left.
In the second part of her story, Ghanaian medical student Dorcas Djabatey, who was studying in Ukraine before the war broke out, talks about her escape from Sumy, why she feels let down and her future.
Following a visit to Poland, a UN expert praised the EU country for its hospitality toward Ukrainian refugees. At the same time, he criticized the "starkly different" treatment of asylum seekers and migrants coming from other countries.
It is almost automatic for your family to expect you to succeed while living abroad, says Collins Okoro, who moved to Ukraine from Nigeria to study at university. He speaks about the pressure of such family expectations.
Nigerian student Collins Okoro came to Ukraine with the hopes that it would catapult his career but now the war has changed that. But could Berlin offer better opportunities? Here is his story.
For Nigerian student Olawale Abdulmajeed, becoming a doctor has always been his dream. Though his family wants him to succeed, he knows that it needs to be his own inspiration that drives him forward.
Nigerian student Olawale Abdulmajeed fled the Ukraine when the war broke out in February 2022. While leaving the country halted his studies, it also opened his eyes for new possibilities in future. This is his story.