angela merkel

• Germany
• Poland

During her last official visit to Poland, the German chancellor decried Belarus for conducting "hybrid attacks" against its EU neighbors.

• Afghanistan
• Denmark
• Germany

With just a month to go before German elections, some fear that the crisis in Afghanistan - and a possible influx of Afghans in Germany - could lead to an anti-migrant backlash, putting the next government under pressure to adopt tougher refugee policies.

• Afghanistan
• Germany

States have called on Interior Minister Seehofer to start a new Afghan refugee program for people who helped German forces on site. One coordinator told DW he had been lobbying Angela Merkel to get people out for months.

• Belarus
• Germany
• Lithuania

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has accused Belarus of using refugees to "undermine security." Her remarks come as the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan fuels concerns that thousands of people could try to flee to Europe.

• Afghanistan
• Germany

Just weeks before a general election, German politicians are worried that large numbers of Afghan refugees might make their way to Europe. The wave of mostly Syrian refugees who came in 2015 still haunts German politics.

• Afghanistan
• Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for more financial support for the relocation of Afghans who supported German troops during NATO's military missions. The Taliban has been rapidly advancing in Afghanistan, taking control of large parts of the country, forcing thousands of civilians to flee.

• Afghanistan
• France
• Germany

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has urged Germany to show continued leadership on refugee policy after Angela Merkel steps down, as a new report shows that Germany is the top country for asylum claims in Europe.

• Germany
• Syria

No other country has taken in as many Syrian refugees as Germany. But the issue continues to divide society.

• Germany

Chancellor Angela Merkel and state and civic leaders have finalized a plan to improve the integration of immigrants into society, the education system and the job market. It outlines a road map for the coming decade.

• Germany

Syrian refugee Bjeen Alhassan has been awarded Germany's 4th national integration prize. Alhassan, who came to Germany in 2014, offers digital language training and other support to female refugees via a Facebook group.

• Germany
• Greece

With thousands now displaced from Greece's largest migrant camp, several German states are again offering to take in many of the refugees. They face one big problem: getting permission from Merkel's government.

• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary

In 2015, Angela Merkel opened Germany to hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war — sparking heated debate about asylum policy within the European Union. In Brussels, DW's Bernd Riegert asks what lessons have been learned.