| Author (Corporate) | Euro|Topics |
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| Publisher | Euro|Topics |
| Series Title | Main Focus |
| Series Details | 11.01.16 |
| Publication Date | 11/01/2016 |
| Content Type | News, Overview |
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In the wake of the mass sexual assaults on women on New Year's Eve (31 December 2015) in Cologne and some other German cities, the coalition government in Berlin was discussing consequences such as tighter deportation regulations for criminal foreigners on the 11 January 2016. Some commentators in newspapers across Europe advised the German government to stick to its level-headed migration policy. Others accused Merkel of sparking an invasion and jeopardising European cohesion. This Main Focus from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic. Justice Minister Heiko Maas later announced plans to make it easier to deport foreign criminals and strip sex attackers of refugee status. Pope Francis contributed to the debate. Though the pontiff didn't refer to the events in Cologne directly, he encouraged Europe on the 11 January 2016 to keep accepting refugees who were fleeing war and destruction. The LocaL.de and other news sources reported on the 17 January 2016 that the German government was planning expulsion hubs for North African migrants from countries such as Algeria and Morocco who had little chance of gaining asylum in Germany. |
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| Source Link | http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER175972-Will-Cologne-change-Germany-s-refugee-policy |
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs, Values and Beliefs |
| Countries / Regions | Germany |
