Asylum Applications in Germany Surge by 51%

New measures implemented to manage the influx include stricter asylum procedures, benefit restrictions, and increased financial aid for impacted communities.

• Asylum applications in Germany rose by 51.1% to 351,915 in the previous year, with the largest number of asylum-seekers coming from Syria, followed by Turkish citizens and Afghans.
• Migration has become a significant political challenge in Germany, with local communities struggling to accommodate the influx of newcomers.
• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the 16 state governors agreed on new and stricter measures to curb the high number of migrants, including speeding up asylum procedures, benefit restrictions for asylum-seekers and more financial aid for the states and local communities dealing with the influx.
• Germany introduced temporary border controls at its frontiers with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, and has been conducting similar systematic checks at its border with Austria since 2015.
• The government has been trying to facilitate deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers and stiffen the punishment of people smuggling migrants.

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