Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes it seem unlikely they'll get it.

The conservative CDU/CSU party has won the parliamentary elections in Germany. The leader of the formation, Friedrich Merz, is the main candidate for chancellor. During the campaign, the future head ...

Germany will extend its strict border controls brought in to tackle migration and Islamist terrorism by a further six months past their planned expiry in March, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on ...

The figures prove this,” he said.Germany turned back 47,000 people back at its borders, seeing one-third fewer asylum requests year-on-year and arresting 1,900 smugglers.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that border controls in Germany will remain in place for another six months. Meanwhile, the leader of the far-right AfD traveled to Budapest to meet with ...

FILE - German police officers stand at a bridge over the river Rhine at the border between Germany and France in Kehl, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File) 37,094 ...

BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Germany has extended temporary border controls for six months and informed the European Union, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday as he tries to show his ...

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