US Edition
Germany: Asylum-Seeker Numbers on the Rise in 2024
- Earlier this month, Merkel criticized Merz’s government for rejecting asylum seekers at borders, citing pressure from the AfD and security concerns.
- In 2024, Merz’s government invoked emergency EU powers to refuse migrants after terror attacks in Mannheim, Solingen, and Munich, with Merkel accusing it of caving to AfD pressure.
- Merkel criticized Merz’s government for rejecting asylum seekers at borders amid security concerns, citing recent terror attacks and the rise in asylum numbers to 3.3 million, with 45% women and 82% holding permits.
- This prompted legal challenges from the German judiciary and leftist critics aiming to block border protections, reflecting opposition to Merz’s migration policies.
- More broadly, one in five residents in Germany is foreign-born, with Merkel urging a balance between due process and labor-market needs.
36 Articles
36 Articles
The Straits Times
The Star Kuala LumpurGermany's Merz: want to keep Schengen area but cannot be abused
BERLIN - Germany wants to retain the EU's Schengen area which allows free movement but that can only work if it is not abused by criminals who smuggle migrants, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Number of Asylum Seekers in Germany Rises to Record 3.3 Million
Germany registered a record-high 3.3 million asylum seekers residing in the country in 2024, an increase of 132,000—or 4.1%—compared to the previous year, according to the federal statistics office. The largest group by nationality was Ukrainians, whose numbers rose by 12.5% to nearly 1.1 million. Syrians followed at 713,000 (+0.2%), then Afghans at 348,000 (+7.7%), and Turks at 157,000 (+3.7%). The number of Iraqi asylum seekers declined by 5.2…
Angela Merkel is critical of the rejections of asylum seekers on German borders. Everyone who says "Asyl" deserves a trial finds the old chancellor. Party friend and chancellor Thorsten Frei is of a different opinion.
Despite a different verdict from a court in Berlin-Brandenburg, the government continues to reject asylum seekers at the borders. Old Chancellor Merkel has a clear opinion on this.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources are Center, 37% of the sources lean Right
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
