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Germany’s insistence on throwing open all the borders of Europe was definitely not its way of trying to procure cheap, migrant labour to shore up its diminishing birth rates and please its big corporates. No, definitely not. They swear it. Even

A few years ago, Thomas de Maiziere was seen as a leading candidate to succeed Angela Merkel one day. What he lacked in charisma, he made up for in competence and reliability, the same traits that had vaulted his boss

The head of Germany’s refugee office, which has been criticised for its handling of record numbers of asylum seekers, has resigned, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. Manfred Schmidt’s departure, which was for personal reasons, came as the number of

Germany’s Bild newspaper was one of the cheerleaders for migration, despite being a traditionally conservative and nationalist newspaper. It set up its own campaign, backed by politicians, celebrities, and sportsmen, called “Wir Helfen” (“We Help”). Nevertheless it too is now beginning to voice scepticism in a Bild editorial asking “uncomfortable questions.”

The Dalai Lama, who has been exiled from his own country of Tibet for over half a century, offered some thoughts on the Syrian refugee crisis during the dedication of his Center for Compassion at Oxford, as related by the UK Telegraph.

The German Government is going to have to find savings of half a billion euros to spend on housing the thousands of migrants who have come to the country, the country’s Finance Minister has said. German tabloid Bild says that

The head of the German central bank or Bundesbank, Jens Weidmann, said Wednesday the influx of refugees is a challenge for Germany, but also an opportunity given its ageing population. “Coping with the influx of refugees will demand a lot

Contents: Hungary slams closed the door to thousands of new migrants; European Union’s Schengen agreement for borderless travel unravels; Egypt mistakenly kills Mexican tourists, Mexico demands explanation

Well, that deteriorated quickly. Last week Angela Merkel was laying down the law to Europe and saying Germany was going to welcome 800,000 migrants across its border before the end of the year. The implication was that if Germany could do

EU states can refuse to pay jobseeker benefits to migrants, even if they are citizens of other EU nations, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. German news site RP Online reports that the court considered the case of

Germany said Tuesday it approves of using EU aid funds to pressure member states into accepting binding quotas to relocate 120,000 refugees, after several eastern countries refused the migrant distribution proposal. “The negotiations situation is such that nothing happens to

BERLIN (Reuters) – The interior minister of the southern German state of Bavaria said on Monday that temporary border controls could remain in place “for weeks at least” as the country grapples with an unprecedented influx of refugees. Europe’s largest

As Europe’s migrant crisis reaches a head, Austria, Slovakia and the Netherlands announced their intentions Monday to join Germany and the Czech Republic in reintroducing border controls to stem the tide of migrants crossing into Europe, especially now that Germany

A man who has cost people their jobs by reporting anti-immigration comments made on their private Facebook accounts to their employers has been granted anonymity in a media report about his actions. The man, known only as “David” describes himself

Germany’s vice chancellor says the country can expect 1 million migrants this year, raising the previous estimate by 200,000. Sigmar Gabriel said in a letter to members of his Social Democratic Party that “everything points the fact that we won’t

The German federal government reintroduced border controls Sunday to slow the influx of immigrants arriving from Hungary via Austria, temporarily overriding the stipulations of the Schengen Agreement, which abolished internal borders and passport controls for the 26 participating states. Until

German Chancellor Angela Merkel seems oblivious to the fact that what you reward you get more of. Witness the tens of thousands of welfare seekers cloaked as genuine migrants flooding Europe and now threatening the collapse of the borderless EU she has always proudly

In response to Europe’s immigration crisis, the German federal government has decided to unilaterally reintroduce border controls, temporarily overriding the stipulations of the Schengen Agreement, which abolished internal borders and passport controls for the 26 participating states. According to the

Germany has halted train traffic from Austria, a spokeswoman for Austrian rail company OeBB said. Migrant arrivals from Austria have soared since Chancellor Angela Merkel effectively opened German borders to refugees a week ago.

German authorities warned Sunday they were stretched to capacity to welcome refugees arriving en masse, as Europe scrambled to hold emergency talks on the unprecedented crisis. Some 13,015 refugees arrived in Munich on Saturday alone, and at least 1,400 are

BERLIN/MUNICH, Sept 13 (Reuters) – German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière said refugees streaming into Europe should not be able to choose where to settle, as authorities said thousands more were on the move across the continent on Sunday. Germany, Europe’s

So far in 2015 more than 430,000 migrants, including refugees seeking asylum, have arrived in Europe across the Mediterranean Sea. This record number represents nearly double the number of migrants for the entire year 2014, when 219,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Europe by sea.

Muslim fundamentalists waste no time radicalising their latest Islamist recruits, approaching new arrivals as soon as they arrive in Europe, according to German security services. A spokesman for the Bavarian security service said Islamists were taking advantage of immigrants who were disorientated

At least five arrests were made in Frankfurt on Thursday night after a march by supporters of Turkish nationalism descended into bloody violence when they clashed with rival Kurd separatists. Video of the riot has emerged on the same day Germany announced it will

A scathing editorial in German newspaper the Frankfurter Allgemeine has criticised Saudi Arabia and other Arab states for their inaction over the migrant crisis, and twisted priorities in Islamising Europe. In many cases, refugees and economic migrants have travelled thousands of miles

The Saudi government will not accept any migrants from Syria, but it will build 200 Saudi-run mosques in Germany to hinder any social integration of the Muslims into Germany’s liberal and low-conflict society.

Beatrix von Storch, of the European Conservatives and Reformists group, offers the assembly’s 220,000-square-meter complex as shelter to the thousands of migrants expected soon in the Strasbourg area. She said: “I call for an immediate practical contribution of the EU Parliament and its members

Borders are being closed and major European Union (EU) treaties are being discarded as tens of thousands of migrants swarm across Europe, overwhelming national police forces in their wake. Nations on the conveyor belt across Europe, from Serbia to Hungary, Austria, on

Berlin (AFP) – This year’s record refugee influx will bring sweeping social, demographic and economic change to Germany, which was long uncomfortable about being known as a country of migrants, analysts say. Europe’s top economy is expecting to welcome 800,000

Before the West mainlines Muslim immigrants into its veins, it’s worthwhile to stop and ask two questions: First, why the media focus on the humanitarian crisis now? Second, who are these refugees?

The Catholic Church in Vienna has promised 1,000 places for immigrant accommodation over the next few weeks, as they install bedrooms and bathrooms in disused church-owned buildings and monasteries. The order, made by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, de facto head

“What we are experiencing now is something that will continue to preoccupy and change our country in the coming years,” Chancellor Angel Merkel declared Sept. 8. “We want it to change in a positive way… we think we can make that happen,” she insisted.

Aid workers are calling the situation on the Greek island of Lesbos a “humanitarian disaster” as authorities try to settle 20,000 migrants, most from Syria, throughout the Greek state. EU officials warn the migrant crisis engulfing the continent could take “years” to resolve.

The prime minister of Hungary accused Berlin of encouraging “millions” of refugees to travel to Europe by allowing them to enter Germany without limits, Sky News reports.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (Sept. 8) – Europe’s interests as defined by the liberal left technocrats of Brussels are not always necessarily those of a member state like Hungary. That’s why MEP György Schöpflin, a member of the governing Fidesz party, is happy

Germany told its European partners they must take in more refugees on Monday as it struggles to cope with record numbers of asylum seekers and as police in Hungary used pepper spray on migrants who broke out of a reception