As of August, refugees in Germany with subsidiary protection can apply for family reunification. The German government fixed a maximum contingent of 1000 people per month who may come to the country. But only a small fraction of app1
The German minister has claimed migration is at the heart of society's disillusionment with politics. He expressed sympathy for protesters in Chemnitz, sparked by the killing of a man allegedly involving asylum-seekers.
An upswing has been seen recently in the number of migrants trying to get to Europe from Turkey, the vast majority of whom are using boats on the Aegean Sea to do so.
The United Kingdom has drastically reduced its budget for financing migrant integration over the past nine years, placing the responsibility for integration into society entirely on the migrants themselves, as revealed in a report b1
Large migrant boats full of passengers have decreased in the Strait of Sicily, but there is a rising concern in Italy over the possible return of smaller vessels that can evade patrols and land autonomously on the country's shores.