According to IAB, there is no evidence that the influx of refugees has led to a decline in German wages. However, as reported by the Deutsche Welle news station, job statistics work only on nationality and do not take into consideration whether the employee is a refugee.
The political party Alternative fur Deutschland therefore wanted to know from the government how many refugees are taking German minimum social benefits, Hartz IV. The government has announced that this means approximately 1.6 million people out of a total of 5.9 million recipients. In the previous 12-month period, it was 1.36 million people.
In this context, it highlighted the criticism against the refugees and the negative attitude towards them. In 2017, there were five attacks on refugees per day on average.
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Babis: We must support Libya to solve migrant crisis
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš met with his Libyan counterpart Fayez Sarraj in Prague and showed support to his cabinet in Tripoli, which is officially recognized as the Libyan government by the UN. Babiš also expressed his hopes that the EU will be more active in helping Libya tackle illegal migration.
The last migration wave was just a demo version
We will be struck by lightning coming from Africa, predicts analyst Marian Kechlibar.
The EU puts its migration policy reform on hold
The EU has quietly dropped at least two of its plans on how to tackle migration. Some major measures against migration that were adopted under pressure, like refugee centers in the EU and North Africa, and more manpower for the Frontex agency, have been shelved or postponed. It turned out that the EU won’t be able to realize them, and it is not so pressing seeing as the flow of migrants is now lower.
Austrians on Migration: Far from Germany and closer to Visegrad
The traditional affinity between the Austrians and the Germans is getting weaker. Our southern neighbors do not consider the Germans as an example to follow especially when it comes to issues of migration.
Czech driver convicted of smuggling migrants has evidence of his innocence
In France, the case of a Czech truck driver convicted of smuggling migrants heads to the Court of Appeal.
Szijjártó: We refuse a shift towards a post-Christian era
Europe can be strong only if it sticks to its Christian roots and European nations to their identities, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told Lidové noviny.
Dangerous young Afghans in Austria
Some Afghan refugees are dangerous, the Austrian police admit.
Tarczyński: Merkel’s madness is not the EU’s responsibility
Dominik Tarczyński PiS MP appeared on the Turkish TRT World TV channel and protested at calling the migration crisis a “European problem”. “The EU is not responsible for the madness of Angela Merkel and her quest for cheap labour,” Tarczyński said.
Czech Republic to offer help to Italy and Malta to protect their borders
During an official visit to Italy and Malta, PM Andrej Babiš will offer unmanned aircraft to help the two countries guard their borders and combat illegal migration.
No country wants to accept ship full of refugees
The rescue boat Aquarius that took on board 141 refugees on Friday still has no permission to land from any European country.