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Politically motivated crimes in Germany: New record in 2025: German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt spoke on Tuesday of a growing threat from the left-wing ...
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New regulation possible from 2027: Dobrindt wants to make it more difficult for Ukrainian men to flee to the EU
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Federal Statistical Office: Number of naturalizations rises to new high: According to preliminary results, 332,500 foreigners acquired German citizenship in 2025 ...
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Return centers outside the EU: Dröge criticizes "humanly cold policy" in EU asylum regulation
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Key FactsControversy Over EU’s External Return Centers
Jun 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- The EU intends to relocate rejected asylum seekers to return centers outside its borders.
- Katharina Dröge criticizes the policy as cold-hearted, citing detention of families with young children.
- German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is blamed for promoting the decision in Brussels.
- The agreement, influenced by far-right groups, is seen as jeopardizing human rights across Europe.
This EU asylum reform has nothing to do with effective, human-rights-compliant, and rule-of-law migration policy.— Katharina Dröge, chair of the Green Party's parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, told RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) in an interview
Despite EU reform: Dobrindt wants to maintain border controls: The new European asylum system comes into force in a few days, and the EU has therefore called on ...
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Germany wants to shut asylum door on Ukrainian men of fighting age | DPA: Germany supports a proposed change to EU legislation that would exclude Ukrainian men ...
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EU interior ministers discuss: When will border controls end?: Initially, Federal Interior Minister Dobrindt wants to maintain the current practice ...
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Germany says it won’t drop internal border checks: With major EU migration reforms under way, “it’s the right time” to phase out controls ...
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Men from Ukraine: Soon to the front lines instead of asylum in the EU?: Austria, in particular, but also Alexander Dobrindt and other EU interior ministers want ...
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Significantly fewer illegal entries into Germany in 2025: Within two years, the number of illegal entries into Germany has halved. Border controls are likely the ...
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No more refugees from EU countries for Germany: The EU tightens asylum rules and credits Germany for its "solidarity" in recent years. No further refugees from ...
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Migration: EU interior ministers pave the way for deportation centers outside Europe
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Paid articlePaywallFriedland case: Dobrindt angry about system errors in asylum process: A 31-year-old Iraqi man is alleged to have pushed a teenager in front of a train in ...
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Dobrindt extends border controls again: According to Interior Minister Dobrindt, the controls he ordered in May at all German state borders are to be continued ...
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Key FactsDobrindt Extends Border Controls and Plans Deportations
Aug 7, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: tagesschau.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: tagesschau.de
- Interior Minister Dobrindt intends to maintain border controls across all German states beyond September.
- The police union criticizes the burden on federal officers, who are foregoing training and adjusting duty schedules.
- Since the stricter controls began, 14,000 federal police have been deployed, up from 11,000 previously.
- The government is organizing more deportation flights, focusing on rejected asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Syria.
We have succeeded in organizing a flight to Afghanistan, in which the most serious offenders have been deported. This cannot be a one-time measure.— Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt discusses the deportation of serious offenders to Afghanistan.
Dobrindt: Policy change has begun - at the borders: More powers for the security authorities and more deportations: Interior Minister Dobrindt from the CSU ...
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Green Party politician sharply attacks Merz: "You can't rely on his word": Friedrich Merz is facing sharp criticism. Green Party politician Dröge accuses the ...
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Migration: Interior Minister Dobrindt flirts with emergency: Interior Minister Dobrindt does not rule out using the EU's emergency clause to reverse ...
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Key FactsDobrindt Outlines New Migration Policy
May 9, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdf.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdf.de
- The Union plans a comprehensive migration shift and defends border rejections.
- Dobrindt mentions the possibility of declaring a national emergency to enforce stricter border controls.
- The new government aims to reduce illegal migration and correct the overwhelm caused by previous migration policies.
- Criticism is directed at the political approach that threatens unity in Europe, while the coalition faces pressure.
The destabilization of Germany is the problem in Europe.— Alexander Dobrindt, Federal Minister of the Interior, comments on the impact of German migration policy on European stability.
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