Children in refugee homes: “I try not to cry”
Refugee children and young people in Germany often live in collective accommodation for months or years. A study shows how they are denied their children’s rights. They live close together with other people, sleep in the same room with strangers and sometimes wait for months before they can finally go to school: the rights of […]
Again protests against refugee accommodation in Upahl
A planned refugee accommodation in the town of Upahl continues to cause discussions. Now there have been protests again. Around 100 people demonstrated on Saturday against the construction of refugee accommodation in Upahl in Northwest Mecklenburg. They gathered on a street on the outskirts of the village and showed signs with inscriptions such as “Stop […]
Criminal Investigation | Report: Child dies in fire in refugee home
A child apparently died in a fire in a refugee home in Thuringia on Sunday. The cause of the fire is unclear. A child died in a fire in a refugee accommodation in Apolda, Thuringia, on Sunday morning. The MDR reports this with reference to Apolda’s mayor Rüdiger Eisenbrand. Eight people were injured in the […]
That could clean up Merkel’s mistake
Germany is groaning under the increasing number of refugees. Now a double compromise is the obvious solution, says t-online columnist Christoph Schwennicke. At its core, politics is the art of compromise. Most of the time, the work on it goes like this: Both or more parties, who are condemned to compromise, work on a workpiece […]
Merz’ Migration Summit | Landrat sees “no reserves” for refugees
The numerous refugees overwhelm cities and communities. CDU boss Merz wants to drive the traffic lights in front of him with the topic – but also find solutions with her. At the beginning of January, Friedrich Merz let a test balloon rise. In Markus Lanz’s talk show, the CDU leader called migrant children “little pashas”. […]
Mayor examines alternative to refugee accommodation after protest
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Greifswald against a planned container accommodation. The mayor had to be protected by the police. After clear criticism of the plans for container accommodation for 500 refugees in Greifswald, the city and district are examining whether several smaller locations would be better. “A concentration of 500 people at one point […]
The fight against migration in Upahl: “Politics are driving us to the AfD”
Before the summit on Thursday, the countries are complaining about problems with accommodating refugees. They are particularly evident in the village of Upahl in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The dark red small car slowly rolls down the village street. He stops in front of a brick house. The driver sticks his head out of the open window […]
The most important figures for Germany
The refugee summit on Thursday should find solutions to relieve municipalities and states in taking in refugees. The current figures on flight and integration can be found here. On Thursday, the federal, state and local governments will meet in Berlin at the invitation of Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) to discuss flight and integration. The […]
“Our resources are exhausted”
More and more municipalities are sounding the alarm: They are overwhelmed with the accommodation of refugees. A Bavarian district administrator sharply criticizes the federal and state governments in an interview. A few fire letters are reaching the Federal Chancellery these days. They come from local politicians who sound the alarm: they are overwhelmed with the […]
refugee crisis? The real problem lies elsewhere
New year, old problems: Municipalities and associations are again warning against overcrowded refugee accommodation. That would have been avoidable. Gone are the images of full train stations, occupied gyms, queues in front of social welfare offices. But if you want to know how dramatic the refugee crisis still is, you have to look to Berlin-Tegel […]
