#refugees

[…] Of all EU member states, Germany is the slowest in processing asylum applications. According to a new Bertelsmann Stiftung study, 221,195 refugees in Germany were still waiting for a final decision on [...]

[…] Proactive asylum policies Germany and the EU have been facing enormous challenges in migration and refugee policymaking. A shift towards proactive asylum and migration policies is indispensable if we [...]

[…] Language is key: Summer camps for unaccompanied and separated children and youth Led by the v. Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel: The v. Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel in Bielefeld is an organisation [...]

[…] The European Council met once again in Brussels on December 17 and 18. The heads of 28 EU member states addressed an agenda that included the so-called Turkey refugee fund, among other topics. Turkey [...]

[…] One of the major events of 2015 was the historic influx of migrants to Europe. Last year, 1.1 million refugees were officially registered in Germany, with more continuing to arrive in 2016. [...]

[…] Given the large number of refugees that have recently made their way to Europe, a key challenge EU member states face is finding better and faster methods for integrating them into the labor market. [...]

[…] In 2016, Libya finds itself struggling under a heavy burden, with smugglers, human traffickers and dozens of militias controlling the country. It is also divided by a political schism: the cities of [...]

[…] The refugee crisis poses a serious challenge, both to the welfare of refugees and to European societies. Now it is time to act – not individually and at the expense of others, but jointly and in a [...]

[…] Three studies commissioned by the Bertelsmann Stiftung analyse how Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden managed the refugee crisis in 2015. Switzerland had to deal with 38,000, the Netherlands with [...]

[…] EU migration policy concepts and the realities of the EU have simply failed to meet the demands and challenges brought about by the unexpected number of refugees that have recently sought security in [...]