Immigration to Germany
Germany 'rejects 5,000 Turkish asylum applications'
Germany's immigration authority has rejected more than 5,000 asylum applications filed by Turkish citizens, local media reported on Sept. 13.
German daily Tagesspiegel reported that the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) had ruled on 8,547 asylum applications in 2017 filed by Turkish citizens, and rejected 5,040 of them.
"Germany to build centers for underage migrants in Morocco"
The German Federal Agency for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) plans to build two centers in Morocco to where Germany will deport underage refugees.
The centers, each with a capacity of 100, will receive minors who have committed a crime in Germany.
Germany will evaluate the asylum application of Turkish soldiers: Minister
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Feb. 3 ruled out the Turkish government's demand to not evaluate the asylum application of 40 Turkish NATO soldiers suspected of being members of the Gülen network, believed to have orchestrated the failed July 15, 2016 coup attempt.
Germany to send refugees back to Greece
According to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany will commence returning refugees to Greece from March 15.
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Germans see refugees as biggest problem despite falling numbers
More than half of Germans see refugees and integration as Germany's biggest problem, a survey showed, despite the number of newcomers falling significantly on the year.
A record 890,000 mainly Muslim migrants from the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere arrived in Europe's largest economy in 2015, prompting concerns about security and integration.