In a move expected to save significant funds, calls are growing in Germany to bring more Afghan and Syrian refugees into the labor market rather than relying solely on government social benefits.

Migrants with “subsidiary protection” status in Germany are now one step away from officially losing the right to reunite with their families—after years of waiting and holding on to what many describe as “false hope.”

German authorities escalated their crackdown on far-right extremism by officially designating the AfD as a “far-right extremist entity,” marking a significant turning point in the state’s approach to one of its most prominent opposition parties.

As one of the first Western nations to engage with Syria's new leadership after Assad's fall, Germany continues to push for a comprehensive political process to secure Syria’s peaceful future.

Exploiting Syria’s dire humanitarian situation, some factions within the German government are pushing to tie refugee return conditions to any aid for Damascus.