The government announced on February 5, that it was ready to support a measure proposed by the Minister of the Interior in favor of reinstatement of the offense of illegal residence. This offense was abolished in 2012, and struck do1

The European Union received roughly a million asylum applications last year, but far fewer than in 2023. Syrians, Afghans and Venezuelans were the top nationalities to ask for asylum. We summarized six key facts from the EU's recent1

When people arrive in Europe seeking asylum, they are not allowed to pick a host country themselves. The so-called "Dublin Regulation" applies. DW takes a look at the rules which govern the asylum process.

AfD leader Alice Weidel accuses Germany's likely future chancellor Friedrich Merz of "election fraud." She says Merz promised to "close the borders" but did the opposite. Is that true?