German interior minister Thomas de Maiziere recently said that “part of the pull-effect to Germany" for refugees was that "the benefits for refugees are quite high." But how much money do asylum seekers and refugees in Germany actua1
If Free Democratic Party head Christian Lindner has his way, war refugees will have to leave Germany as soon as conflict ends. The proposal critiques Angela Merkel's CDU - though they may end up as political partners.
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has called for EU-wide agreement on the amount of benefits that refugees receive, saying that Germany is paying much more than others in the bloc.
The issue of citizenship for second-generation immigrants is explored in a new film called "The Encounter," which tells the story of an adolescent of Moroccan origin who identifies more with Italy than with the country of his parent1
The Italian island of Ventotene has called for migrant families with children to live on the island in order to keep schools running, repopulate the area and to set an example of integration.