German envoy visits Algeria to discuss deportation of illegal immigrants
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s advisor on immigration, Jan Hacker, has visited Algeria to discuss with the Algerian government procedures to deport hundreds of illegal Algerian immigrants who live in Germany, informed Algerian sources said. The Minister of Interior and Local Communities, Noureddine Badawi, met with the German special advisor in Algiers without disclosing the content […]
How a selfie with Merkel changed Syrian refugee’s life
Syrian refugee Anas Modamani waited with his mobile phone ready at the entrance to his shelter in Berlin on September 10, 2015 – and when German Chancellor Angela Merkel emerged, he snapped a selfie. The photo quickly went viral, becoming a symbol for Merkel’s refugee policy, when she opened Germany’s borders to hundreds of thousands […]
Angela Merkel steps up plans to deport rejected migrants after terrorist attack
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is stepping up efforts to speed up deportations of rejected asylum seekers after a terror attack in Berlin last year cast a sharp light on the potential risks of letting failed refugees remain in the country. The chancellor Thursday called on the country’s 16 federal states to back fresh measures expediting […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Reduces A Young Palestinian Refugee Girl Into Tears
On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stood in front of a live TV camera and told a sobbing teenage girl that she couldn’t stay in Germany.The 13-year-old girl had, years earlier, fled a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon with her family. They settled in the German city of Rostock where, four years later, she ended […]
Greece and Zimbabwe now have something in common: Greece misses $1.7 Billion IMF Payment
German Chancellor Angela Merkel ruled out an immediate return to debt talks as Greece became the first advanced economy to miss payment to the International Monetary Fund and its European bailout also expired. While Merkel rejected talks before a July 5 referendum called by Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras on further budget cuts, euro-area finance ministers […]
No More Financial Handouts For Greece Says EU: Greece Banks on Forced Holiday
Greece will introduce capital controls and keep its banks closed on Monday after international creditors refused to extend the country’s bailout and savers queued to withdraw cash, taking Athens’ standoff to a dangerous new level. The Athens stock exchange will also be closed as the government tries to manage the financial fallout of the disagreement […]
