Migration, Integration, Asylum - Policy Report 2015 , Date: 2016.11.08, format: report, area: Authority

The 2015 Policy Report of the German National Contact Point for the European Migration Network (EMN) gives an overview over the most important political discussions and developments in the areas of migration, integration and asylum in the Federal Republic of Germany in the year 2015.

The jump in asylum migration and how to deal with it was the central migration, integration and asylum issue in 2015. The discussion focused on the following points: Welcome initiatives and support networks for asylum seekers; attacks on and xenophobic voices against asylum seekers and their accommodation, migrants and Muslims; border controls, border protection, border closing and caps; stricter asylum rules for groups from certain countries of origin and relief for others and the integration of asylum seekers into the German society.

The report refers specifically to measures taken by the Federal Republic of Germany to implement the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility, the EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings and the European Agenda for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals.

The report also describes the general structure of the political and legal system in Germany.

The 2015 Policy Report was authored as part of the European Migration Network (EMN).

The Policy Report was drawn up by: Janne Grote, Dr. Andreas Müller, Dr. Michael Vollmer

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