Europe Germany A new law passed by Cabinet classifies Georgia and Moldova as ‘safe’, thus making it more difficult for their citizens to be accepted as asylum seekers; 8.522 applications have been received Jan-Jul 2023, less than 5% of the total
Europe Germany Less than 48 hours after the overthrow of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Germany, home to the largest Syrian population outside the Middle East, has declared that it will freeze asylum procedures for Syrian citizens
Europe Germany A significant increase in corporate insolvencies has been registered over the past year, with +22,9% of insolvencies in October 2024 compared to the same month in 2023 according to the Federal Statistical Office
Europe Germany The left-wing party BSW submitted a formal request for information to the European Union's statistical agency Eurostat, which found that around 3,2 million people aged 65 or over in Germany are at risk of poverty
Europe Germany German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Germany will close the three Iranian consulates in the country in response to the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, a man with dual Iranian and German citizenship for terrorism charges in Iran