Thorsten Frei – Eye on Islamism

Germany’s far-right firewall weakens as Merz pledges migration crackdown Germany’s conservative candidate, Friedrich Merz, suggested he’d push through tougher migration measures even with AfD support.

January 24, 2025 Chris Lunday, Emily Schultheis and Rixa Fürsen

(Politico) German conservatives’ determination not to play ball with the far right is ebbing away. Friedrich Merz, favorite to be chancellor after next month’s election, signaled he’d try to push tougher migration measures through parliament even if passage depends on the support […]

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. […]

European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad’s fall

December 9, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Britain, Germany, France, Italy and several other European countries said Monday they would freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians, a day after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad. While Berlin and other governments said they were watching the fast-moving developments […]

Germany holds cross-party talks in wake of deadly mass stabbing

September 3, 2024 Unlisted Author

(DPA) Several German political leaders demanded stricter asylum and immigration policies ahead of a cross-party meeting on migration and security in Berlin on Tuesday. Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the gathering after a deadly mass stabbing at a festival in the western German […]

Attack in Germany stirs debate on deportations to Syria, Afghanistan

August 26, 2024 Unlisted Author

(DPA) Calls for the German government to tighten rules for asylum seekers from Syria and Afghanistan mounted on Monday, three days after the deadly knife attack in the western city of Solingen. Resuming deportations to the two countries has been a hot-button […]

Furore as German group with suspected Erdogan links set for EU polls

March 9, 2024 Sam Reeves

(AFP) A group of Germans with Turkish roots have formed a political group to contest the European elections, sparking fears it could be a vehicle for Turkey’s president to expand his influence in the EU. Since its founding late last year, the […]

Hamas flag banned in Germany under new terror rules

June 25, 2021 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament passed a law on Friday outlawing symbols of groups designated as terrorist organisations by the EU, including the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. The new law, which must still be approved by the Bundesrat upper house, […]

German government agrees to ban Hamas flag after antisemitic incidents The German government wants to send a message to Jewish citizens after several antisemitic incidents took place amid pro-Palestinian protests last month.

June 20, 2021 Wesley Dockery

(Deutsche Welle) All parties in Germany’s grand coalition government have agreed to ban the flag of Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper said in a report published Sunday. The move comes after several antisemitic incidents occurred last month in […]

German conservatives renew calls for a burqa ban The deputy leader of the conservative Christian Democrats has joined other CDU members in calling for a burqa ban in Germany. The calls come after the Netherlands imposed its own ban on face-covering clothing.

August 2, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) As the neighboring Netherlands begins policing the wearing of burqas, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) are calling for a burqa ban of Germany’s own. Julia Klöckner, who leads the provincial Rhineland-Palatinate branch of the party and is the No. 2 […]

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