Germany is seeking to establish an EU-wide migrant sharing mechanism in a bid to check the flow of Ukrainian refugees, Die Welt has reported, citing an Interior Ministry spokesperson.
The media outlet suggested that the considerably higher number of Ukrainians heading to Germany owes in part to the generous benefits provided to newcomers in the country.
According to data from the EU’s statistical agency, Eurostat, which Die Welt cited in its latest report, as of March 2024 approximately 1.3 million Ukrainian refugees were residing in Germany. Poland has the next highest amount at 960,000, followed by the Czech Republic with an estimated 360,000. Numbers in other member states are far lower, the media outlet pointed out.
It also alleged that while the number of Ukrainian nationals in Poland has been steadily decreasing recently, the corresponding figure in neighboring Germany has risen.
In its article on Friday, Die Welt quoted an Interior Ministry representative as saying that Germany “strongly supports a solidarity distribution [mechanism] for refugees and believes that [the issue] of secondary migration within the EU should be addressed and resolved in particular.”
Ukrainian nationals are currently free to choose their destination within the EU, and can apply for asylum in one nation and then relocate to another later.
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"Germany has taken in over a million refugees from Ukraine over the last two years, but at the end of 2023, only 214,000 of them were working."
@ElectionSeahorsePatriot2yrs2Y
What is it that refugees to Germany, or Canada, expect exactly? A four bedroom house in the suburbs, with great schools, and a six figure income?
@OkieGreenbackRepublican 2yrs2Y
They have been taking refugees under no limits for two years now, I think it's reasonable for them to downsize for them to better manage the situation.
@P0l1t1calJoshNo Labels2yrs2Y
Yeah, because Germany refused to extradite Ukrainians back for military service. All the power to them!
@9MX5F582yrs2Y
Its all about maintaining boundaries through protocol while supporting flourishment of all other peaceful states
Go back and fight for zelensky...
@JollySealDemocrat2yrs2Y
World leaders need to hold Chinese 🇨🇳 Xi Jinping accountable for the damages caused by the Russian invasion because of his "no limits" support for Putin.
These Reminds me on the 60's when Turkish "guestworkers" were brought to Germany especially , they were treated worse , for decades our Fathers and grandfathers lived in this conditions , but this par of history is deleted , we are just ungrateful People , see how these people complain after a few months .
The US is a TERRIBLE ALLY (unless you’re Israel)
- Destroyed Germany’s pipeline
- Shredding Ukraine’s population
- Facilitated Armenia’s demise
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
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