jews

Germany agrees compensation for Kindertransport refugees

The German government said Monday it has agreed to an one-off payment to survivors of the Kindertransport programme, which brought Jewish children persecuted in Nazi Germany to safety in Britain.

Schools

Hamburg left rejects call for German flags outside schools

Conservatives in Hamburg met with ridicule on Monday after they proposed ordering all public schools to raise German and European flags.

European Union

EU 'will still accept Syrians after Turkey deal', says Merkel

Syrian refugees will still be able to travel to the European Union from Turkey following a deal for Ankara to shut its borders in exchange for EU cash, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday.

racism

Spate of racist mob attacks shocks Cologne

Gangs of thugs attacked groups of immigrants in central Cologne on Sunday night after far-right groups called for a "manhunt" on social media.

Immigration

Merkel admits: refugee policy 'far from perfect'

Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted on Monday that Germany and Europe's policy towards the large numbers of refugees arriving in 2015 has been "anything but perfect" – but insisted that the country could rise to the challenge.

Immigration

Merkel: Migrants bigger challenge than Greece

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday condemned a surge in German attacks on refugee shelters and warned that the issue of asylum could become a bigger challenge for the European Union than the Greek debt crisis.

Immigration

Jewish group slams right-wing asylum plan

The German Central Council of Jews harshly criticized a plan proposed by conservative party leader Horst Seehofer to be stricter on certain asylum-seekers as "dangerous", saying Germany needs to learn from its past.