German federal govt spent €20 billion on refugees in 2016: report
24 May
[TheLocal.de] The combined amount spent on the refugee crisis by the federal government totalled over €20 billion in 2016. Over half of the money was spent abroad aiming to stop the flow of migrants making the journey to Europe. The total spend was about 0.6 percent of its GDP, according to a government report seen by the Rheinische Post
"The number of new arrivals coming from Turkey to Greece has drastically sunk in the last year,” said Peter Altmaier, Angela Merkel's chief of staff and coordinator of Germany's response to the migrant crisis, in an interview with the Rheinische Post.
“It also seems as though the rate of the influx of migrants on the Libya-to-Italy route is falling rather than going up,” he continued. “It looks like our commitment to improving the situation in Libya, Mali, and Niger is paying off.”
In 2016, German troops were based in Mali and Turkey, among other places, to fight Islamic extremism, and to break apart the networks of human traffickers.
'It's about survival': Why young male refugees are turning to prostitution
22 May
[TheLocal.de] They fled to Germany with the hope of finding a better life. Now some young, male refugees say that drugs and prostitution are their only means of getting by.
Farid, 21, left Afghanistan when he was ten years old. From there he went by foot to Iran. Two years ago, he left to come to Germany. His asylum application is still being processed. He does not know whether his family is still alive. He now earns money in Tiergarten near the Victory Column through prostitution. This, he says, is his only way to make a living.
According to Moabit hilft, part of what drives refugees to prostitution is that during the asylum application process, they have no access to language or integration classes.
“Underage refugees travelling alone are looked after. But as soon as they are adults, they are not cared for,” says Henniges.
| They get a room in a refugee hostel, and a stipend for food so long as they are in the asylum process, and even afterward. And they are supposed to get language classes, though the disciplined and intense German approach to teaching and learning will come as a bit of a shock to those who can't read and write. |
| So it isn't about survival, but about earning money. A very different cincern altogether. |
Twenty-five years ago, three-quarters of male prostitutes were German nationals. By now, immigrants make up about 90 percent of this population, many of whom come from eastern Europe.
| Doing the jobs Germans were willing to do until significantly underpriced by deliberately imported competition. |
22 May
[Breitbart] Almost all murders and attempted murders in Sweden using firearms are carried out by people with foreign backgrounds, according to a new study.
Germany Created the Migrant Crisis and Germany Should Pay the Consequences, Says Polish Leader
22 May
[Breitbart] Jarosław Kaczyński, chairman of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), says it was Germany’s decision to open Europe’s borders, not Poland’s, and his countrymen should not have to pay for their neighbour’s mistakes.
Dutch MPs Oppose Headscarf Proposal for Amsterdam Police
19 May
[AnNahar] Dutch lawmakers have voiced opposition to a proposal by Amsterdam's top police official to consider allowing female Muslim agents to wear headscarves, Dutch media reported Friday. At least six major political parties are against plans from Commissioner Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg to introduce Islamic headscarves to women's uniforms as part of a recruitment drive to diversify law enforcement in the Dutch capital.
Aalbersberg on Thursday said he wanted to boost multiculturalism among Amsterdam's police, saying he wanted at least half of all new recruits in the tourist hotspot to come from a non-Dutch background. His proposal also included allowing police officers to wear religious symbols such as crosses, Jewish yarmulkes or Islamic headscarves.
Aalbersberg said 52 percent of Amsterdam's residents were from a non-Dutch background, but that was not reflected in the composition of the city's police force, in which only 18 percent of officers have more diverse roots.
German parliament passes tighter asylum laws
19 May
[DW] German lawmakers have passed a series of laws concerning the deportation, monitoring and access to personal data of asylum seekers. The new legislation has been met with sharp criticism.
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27 May
A mass brawl of around 30 migrants from Afghanistan and other Arab countries turned a quiet area in the Austrian city of Linz into chaos, frightening local residents.
Jailed Afghan Migrant Had Sexually Attacked 14 Women In Less than Six Months
27 May
A 25-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan has been sentenced to two years in prison for sexually molesting 14 women over a four month period.
Thousands of Migrants from Libya on Course for Europe
26 May
At least 20 boats carrying thousands of migrants on their way to Italy were spotted on Friday off the coast of the western city of Sabratha, the Libyan navy said. “Large rescue and interception operations are under
More Than 60,000 Migrants Reach Europe By Sea in 2017
26 May
The International Organization for Migration says more than 60,000 migrants have reached the shores of Europe so far in 2017, a sizeable decrease compared to the same period last year.
Computer Scientist’s €3,000 Fine for Facebook ‘Hate Speech’ After Criticising Soft Touch Police, Immigrants
26 May
A computer scientist in Germany has been fined over 3,000 euros after he complained in 2015 that criminal asylum seekers were being let go by police after robbing supermarkets.
Polish PM on Manchester Attack: ‘Europe, Rise from Your Knees or You’ll Be Crying over Your Children Every Day’
25 May
The prime minister of Poland has launched a blistering attack on the “political elites” of Europe in the wake of the Manchester terror attack, warning the continent must put in place “strong politicians” willing to tackle the threat or risk “crying over your children”.
Spanish Navy Brings 282 Migrants to Europe
25 May
Spain’s defense ministry says a navy frigate has rescued 282 migrants from two boats found adrift in waters off the Libyan coast.
‘Confidential’ Intel: Number of Migrants Now Heading to Europe Rises to 6.6 Million
24 May
The number of migrants aspiring to reach Europe has seen a sharp rise since the beginning of this year, according to a document by German security agencies marked ‘confidential’.
Germany Arrests Migrant Accused of Being a Member of the Taliban, Killing Policeman in Afghanistan
23 May
German authorities have arrested an Afghan man accused of being a member of the Taliban and participating in the killing of an Afghan police officer.
Syrian Migrant in Germany Wins Case Against Deportation to Greece
23 May
Germany’s highest court has upheld a complaint by a Syrian whose asylum claim was rejected because he’d already been granted asylum in Greece.
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25/05/17
The report suggests the number of people looking for sanctuary in Europe has risen 12 per cent since January, when 5.9million were looking to flee (pictured, a migrant boat capsizing in the Med).
| So much for the drop thus far in 2017. And they thought dealing with 1.x million was interesting. |
25/05/17
More than 200 people without life jackets were thrown from their rickety boat and into the Mediterranean moments before they could be hauled into waiting rescue vessels.
Migrant who admitted raping a 10-year-old boy at an Austrian swimming pool because of a 'sexual emergency' has his sentence cut and will soon be free
24/05/17
The Senate of the Supreme Court of Austria ruled that the sentence of 20-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker, known only as Amir A, will be reduced from seven to four years after he raped a boy, ten.
Nearly seven million migrants are 'waiting to cross into Europe': Leaked report warns of new crisis but Brussels insists the situation is under control
24/05/17
A leaked intelligence report to a German newspaper indicates that 6.6 million migrants are waiting in countries around the Mediterranean sea to cross in Europe, including North Africa.
| Brussels would. Insisting is what they do best there. |
24/05/17
British truck drivers have called for increased protection after a series of violent incidents in Calais, six months after the Jungle shantytown was torn to the ground and its residents dispersed.
Ghanaian asylum seeker is charged with raping woman at knifepoint in front of her horrified boyfriend days after learning he was going to be deported from Germany
22/05/17
Erik X. is accused of forcing his way into the tent of a couple camping in Siegaue nature reserve where the River Sieg flows into the Rhine, near Bonn in western Germany.