Fifty Iraqi migrants return home voluntarily

Fifty asylum seekers travelled home to Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, voluntarily on 2 September. They had...
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German police found 31 migrants inside refrigerated truck

German police found 31 migrants hidden inside a refrigerated truck near the border with the Czech Republic, German news agency...
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Germany is no longer the top European destination for asylum seekers

Spain has overtaken Germany as the European country receiving most asylum seekers, a report by EU’s asylum agency EASO...
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Germany is advised to introduce cash-for-visa system for African migrants   

Germany should set up a visa scheme through which African migrants can obtain a temporary work permit with a cash deposit,...
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EU deploys more troops to Greek land border

An additional 100 border guards have been deployed to the Greek land border as part of a rapid intervention requested by Greek...
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Germany announces new regular migration opportunities for skilled migrants

Germany has announced a new migration law which aims to bring a further 25,000 skilled workers into the country each year, as a...
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“I constantly felt like a guest with no hope,” says Aso, a Kurdish returnee

Aso, a 29-year-old from Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan, migrated irregularly through seven countries to reach Germany where he...
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Germany rejects call to bring 4,000 children from Greek migrant camps to Berlin

The German government has rejected a call by the Green Party to bring 4,000 unaccompanied children from overcrowded migrant camps...
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Vast majority of 2019 asylum applications in Germany have been denied

German authorities have rejected a large majority of asylum applications received in 2019. Only 35 to 38 percent of asylum...
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