As of August this year, nearly 1 million people have fled from Ukraine to Germany. Economy Cooperation said that by the end of this year, the number of refugees may be higher than in 2015. EU is promoting "stronger action".
The Russian-Ukrainian war is expected to lead to the largest number of immigrants in Germany since its reunification. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation (OECD), the number of immigrants to Germany by the end of this year is expected to be higher than in 2015. Because of the civil war in Syria, more than 2.1 million refugees poured into Germany that year.
From February to August this year, the Federal Bureau of Statistics registered more than 1.8 million immigrants to Germany, including about 952,000 Ukrainians who fled the Russian war of aggression.
OECD : "Historical large-scale outflow"
The latest OECD immigration report says that the historic large-scale refugee wave caused by the Russian attack. In mid-September alone, about 5 million people fled from Ukraine to OECD countries. Germany has nearly 1 million refugees and is the most important Ukrainian refugee recipient country in the OECD after Poland and .
According to researchers, Ukrainians' acceptance and integration work in Germany is much better than during the 2015 refugee crisis. "We have learned a lot," said Thomas Liebig, head of the OECD International Migration Department. For example, inclusive courses and reception infrastructure. However, in most OECD countries, the labour market access rate is relatively low, at only 10% to 15%. 65% is women and girls According to the Federal Bureau of Statistics, most immigrants from Ukraine came from March (431,000) and April (198,000). That is to say, it was mainly two months before Russia began its invasion. The number of refugees has declined after that, but is still far higher than the previous year's level. 65% of Ukrainian refugees are women and girls. 37% of immigrants are minors. Alliance Party: "Already in the immigration crisis" Alliance is now vigorously pushing the federal government to take stronger actions against large-scale refugees. Andrea Lindholz (CSU), vice chairman of the Bundestag coalition party, criticized the traffic light government for solving the problem of large numbers of refugees as a secondary issue. She said using the gymnasium again to accept refugees is "not a solution". "We are already in the midst of an immigration crisis," said Alexander Throm (CDU), a spokesman for the internal affairs of the coalition party.
Lindholz called on the federal government to promote a more equitable distribution of refugees in the EU. The EU has been negotiating the issue of refugee allocation since 2015, but it has never been successful. Lindholz and Throm also called for at least delaying or not implementing the liberalization policy of asylum laws proposed by the traffic light government. That is, the Chancen-Bleiberecht proposed by the Social Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democratic Party , gives those who have been tolerated in Germany for many years the opportunity to obtain residence normally.
Refugees are unevenly distributed, and more capacity should be created
In view of the increasing number of refugees, the German City Association urgently calls on the federal and state governments to assume more responsibilities and create more capacity for arriving immigrants. "The situation is very serious at the moment, and all reception facilities in many cities are full and winter is coming. Some cities have already had to turn to gyms and other emergency shelters. The number of unaccompanied minor refugees is also increasing.
Response of the Federal Interior Minister Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) expressed concerns about the development of refugee numbers. "In addition to the large number of refugees from Ukraine, there are more people who are coming to Europe through the Mediterranean and Balkan routes, which is a concern for me." The number of asylum applications and illegal entry into has increased recently, as is the case throughout the EU. The pressure on the EU's external borders is increasing overall. The interior minister said, "Generally it is summer and autumn every year, but this year this development is more active." To this end, Germany is maintaining close ties with the interior ministers of Czech and Austrian to protect and control its own borders more closely.
Regarding the uneven distribution of Ukrainian refugees in various countries, he complained about "the imbalance within Germany at the expense of big cities." This impact should not be further increased. Newly arriving Ukrainian refugees must be distributed equally.
In addition, the municipality “can no longer manage accommodation separately”.He demanded: “The federal and state governments must prepare for more refugees and create more capacity to accommodate people.” The federal and state governments must also better coordinate the allocation of people seeking protection. Federal states should not shirk responsibility for receiving more refugees. "Find out how many people are expected to go where the towns can be prepared."
Faeser also promised that the federal government would provide more help and would help provide accommodation by providing additional federal real estate to receive refugees, which include barracks. Reception of refugees is a common task, and the burden of accepting refugees is currently mainly on the shoulders of the city, and she said she will conduct a second round of financing on the topic in early November. Additionally, she said she is considering working with federal states on new initial receiving facilities while limiting the number. She stressed that this is also a problem facing Europe as a whole.
