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The number of people applying for asylum in Germany last year rose to 351,915, an increase of 51.1% compared with the year before. The largest number of asylum-seekers came from Syria, with...
Germany has been taking in more migrants than most other European countries, but other countries such as Turkey and Lebanon, which shelter millions of migrants from Syria, have taken in more refugees as a percentage of their population.
New, stricter measures to curb the high number of migrants coming to Germany were agreed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the 16 state governors in the early hours of Tuesday, reaching a compromise on an issue that has become a huge political problem for the government and a hot-button topic in society.
With more than three million refugees, including Ukrainians, already living in the country — the most since waves of ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe fled to Germany after World War II — Scholz faces immense pressure from overwhelmed states and municipalities to relieve the practical burdens they face.
BERLIN (AP) — The number of people applying for asylum in Germany last year rose to 351,915, an increase of 51.1% compared with the year before. The largest number of asylum-seekers came from Syria, with 104,561 applications, followed by Turkish citizens with 62,624 asylum pleas and 53,582 Afghans, Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and ...
Fast-forward to 2022: The number of refugees from Ukraine amounted to just more than 1 million people receiving temporary protection. Add to that around 214,000 applications by asylum-seekers with no connection to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the German interior ministry.
Germany has been welcoming in its embrace of displaced Ukrainians, hosting 1.2 million currently — along with Poland, the most of any European country.
German society remains divided over immigration policy. Around 60% of Germans believe that the country can cope well with the refugees while 40% believe the opposite. Political scientist...
In the middle of 2021, Germany reported almost 1.24 million refugees and 233 000 asylum seekers, making it the biggest host country for refugees in Europe. Half of the refugees are from Syria. Germany also hosts 27 000 stateless persons.
Germany is the fifth largest host country of refugees in the world and the second largest humanitarian donor globally. In 2020, UNHCR was the third largest donor to UNHCR.