Robert Habeck – Eye on Islamism

Conservative proposals on migration light fire under German election

January 26, 2025 Unlisted Author

(DPA) Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance is to put forward two motions in the nation’s parliament this week to stiffen migration policy amid an increasingly febrile debate following a recent double murder and ahead of elections next month. “Current asylum and immigration policy […]

Germany’s AfD sparks firestorm by distributing fake deportation tickets to migrants The incident comes as far-right leaders are embracing increasingly radical proposals to deport migrants en masse ahead of a national election.

January 14, 2025 Sasha Schroeder and Chris Lunday

(Politico) The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has sparked a firestorm in Germany after a local party chapter in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe distributed thousands of fake plane tickets to migrants to be deported to their “safe country of origin.” “In […]

Vice Chancellor Habeck: Syrian refugees must work to stay in Germany

January 6, 2025 Unlisted Author

(DPA) German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said on Monday that Syrian refugees must be in employment if they are to remain in the country. “We can make good use of those who work here,” Habeck said on the Deutschlandfunk public radio station. […]

‘Insane’ Magdeburg Christmas market attack turns up heat on Germany’s politicians Reports that suspect was a refugee from Saudi Arabia who hated Muslims raise complicated questions during German election campaign.

December 21, 2024 Nette Nöstlinger and Victor Goury-Laffont

(Politico) The German government is reeling from an attack on a Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg that saw at least five people killed when a car apparently driven by an “Islamophobic” Saudi Arabian refugee plowed into Friday evening crowds. With […]

Deadly Magdeburg Christmas market attack shakes Germany as election looms With voters going to the polls in February, the tragedy ramps up concerns about security.

December 20, 2024 Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing and Jürgen Klöckner

(Politico) A driver plowed a car at high speed into crowds of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg, adding further tension to an election campaign already riven by a bitter debate over migration. Right-wing parties seized […]

Germany resumes deportations to Afghanistan

August 30, 2024 Riham Alkousaa and Ludwig Burger

(Reuters) Germany said it resumed flying convicted criminals of Afghan nationality to their home country on Friday, days before German regional elections in which migration is a campaign issue. Berlin stopped returning people to Afghanistan because of human rights concerns after the […]

Germany: Solingen attack suspect named, remanded in custody A Syrian man accused of killing three people in Solingen, Germany, has been remanded in custody. Authorities link him to the 'Islamic State' group.

August 25, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) German prosecutors on Sunday released the name of the 26-year-old Syrian man suspected of a multiple stabbing attack in the western city of Solingen that killed three people and injured eight others. Issa Al H., who was identified without his family name due […]

German state politicians urge deportations to Afghanistan, Syria

June 19, 2024 Unlisted Author

(DPA) A controversial debate in Germany over whether to resume deportations of convicted criminals to Syria and Afghanistan was the main topic of discussions as interior ministers from the country’s 16 states convened just outside of Berlin on Wednesday evening. The state […]

Murder of German police officer inflames migration debate ahead of EU election Focus on immigration and Islamist extremism could benefit the far right in the final days of the campaign.

June 3, 2024 James Angelos

(Politico) The grisly killing of a police officer — captured on video by an onlooker and shared widely on social media — has sparked a highly emotional debate in Germany about migration and radical Islamism, just days ahead of the European Parliament […]

Hamburg ‘caliphate’ rally prompts calls for punishment German politicians have called for action after reports of a rally in which speakers demanded Shariah law in Germany. A leading Bavarian conservative said such appeals should lead to jail time and citizenship removal.

May 1, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) A top Bavarian politician on Wednesday demanded tougher consequences for people advocating for Germany to become a “caliphate,” saying they should face prison terms and lose citizenship. Alexander Dobrindt, who heads Bavaria’s conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) in Germany’s Bundestag, […]

German antisemitism: Robert Habeck jabs Muslim groups, threatens deportations ‘The extent of the Islamist demonstrations in Berlin and other cities in Germany is unacceptable and requires a tough political response,’ says vice chancellor.

November 2, 2023 Claudia Chiappa

(Politico) Germany’s Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck criticized Muslim groups while expressing concern over rising antisemitism in Germany and calling for tough consequences for people committing antisemitic acts. “Antisemitism is not to be tolerated in any form,” Habeck said Wednesday evening in a speech […]

Germany plans new path to residency for migrants

July 6, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AFP) The German cabinet on Wednesday signed off plans to make it easier for migrants with “tolerated” status to stay in the country permanently and integrate into the job market. The proposals, outlined in a draft document seen by AFP, apply to […]