Greece Authorizes 89,290 Foreign Worker Positions for 2025
The Greek government approved a plan to recruit 89,290 foreign workers in 2025, addressing labor shortages in agriculture (36,000 seasonal positions), construction, and tourism, following previous authorizations of 180,442 positions in 2023-2024.
Greece Authorizes 89,290 Foreign Worker Positions for 2025
The Greek government approved a plan to recruit 89,290 foreign workers in 2025, addressing labor shortages in agriculture (36,000 seasonal positions), construction, and tourism, following previous authorizations of 180,442 positions in 2023-2024.
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36% Bias Score
German Asylum Applications Fall by 30 Percent in 2024
Germany received approximately 230,000 asylum applications in 2024, a 30 percent decrease from 2023. Despite the drop, Germany remains the EU's top recipient, with stricter border controls leading to 1,800 smuggler arrests and over 40,000 rejected entries. The approval rate also fell to 44.4 percent...
German Asylum Applications Fall by 30 Percent in 2024
Germany received approximately 230,000 asylum applications in 2024, a 30 percent decrease from 2023. Despite the drop, Germany remains the EU's top recipient, with stricter border controls leading to 1,800 smuggler arrests and over 40,000 rejected entries. The approval rate also fell to 44.4 percent...
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48% Bias Score
Israel Offers Extensive Benefits to Attract New Immigrants Amidst Global Antisemitism
In response to increased antisemitism and the Israel-Hamas war, Israel offers new immigrants and returning residents various benefits, including financial aid, housing assistance, and tax breaks, to facilitate their integration and encourage residency.
Israel Offers Extensive Benefits to Attract New Immigrants Amidst Global Antisemitism
In response to increased antisemitism and the Israel-Hamas war, Israel offers new immigrants and returning residents various benefits, including financial aid, housing assistance, and tax breaks, to facilitate their integration and encourage residency.
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48% Bias Score
Record-High Naturalizations in Hesse in 2024
Hesse, Germany, recorded a record-high number of naturalizations in 2024, exceeding previous years significantly due to the legalization of dual citizenship and the fulfillment of residency requirements by immigrants. Darmstadt processed over 20,000 applications, with 19,000 approvals.
Record-High Naturalizations in Hesse in 2024
Hesse, Germany, recorded a record-high number of naturalizations in 2024, exceeding previous years significantly due to the legalization of dual citizenship and the fulfillment of residency requirements by immigrants. Darmstadt processed over 20,000 applications, with 19,000 approvals.
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40% Bias Score
Spain Plans Redistribution of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors
The Spanish government and the Canary Islands are collaborating on a plan to redistribute over 4,000 unaccompanied migrant minors among Spain's regions, aiming for a more equitable distribution of responsibility and addressing the current strain on the Canary Islands.
Spain Plans Redistribution of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors
The Spanish government and the Canary Islands are collaborating on a plan to redistribute over 4,000 unaccompanied migrant minors among Spain's regions, aiming for a more equitable distribution of responsibility and addressing the current strain on the Canary Islands.
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Second Term: Unpredictability and Global Impacts
Donald Trump's second term as US president, beginning in January 2025, will be marked by significant unpredictability, impacting global trade through tariffs, immigration policies, and international conflicts, potentially leading to decreased US global engagement and shifts in global power dynamics.
Trump's Second Term: Unpredictability and Global Impacts
Donald Trump's second term as US president, beginning in January 2025, will be marked by significant unpredictability, impacting global trade through tariffs, immigration policies, and international conflicts, potentially leading to decreased US global engagement and shifts in global power dynamics.
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60% Bias Score
\"Germany Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications in 2024\"
\"Germany experienced a significant decrease in asylum applications in 2024, with initial applications down 30.2% compared to 2023, totaling 229,751, while overall applications fell to 250,945. This decline is linked to stricter border controls and increased deportations, although opposition parties...
\"Germany Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications in 2024\"
\"Germany experienced a significant decrease in asylum applications in 2024, with initial applications down 30.2% compared to 2023, totaling 229,751, while overall applications fell to 250,945. This decline is linked to stricter border controls and increased deportations, although opposition parties...
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44% Bias Score
Bavaria Rejects Closure of Bamberg Refugee Center Amidst Cost Dispute
Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann insists on keeping Bamberg's refugee reception center open past its 2025 closing date, rejecting the city's alternative plans due to high costs and feasibility concerns, leading to an escalating dispute with Bamberg's mayor who alleges a breach of contract...
Bavaria Rejects Closure of Bamberg Refugee Center Amidst Cost Dispute
Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann insists on keeping Bamberg's refugee reception center open past its 2025 closing date, rejecting the city's alternative plans due to high costs and feasibility concerns, leading to an escalating dispute with Bamberg's mayor who alleges a breach of contract...
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52% Bias Score
Lechleitner Criticizes Biden's Border Security Response
Outgoing ICE director PJ Lechleitner criticizes President Biden's handling of the US-Mexico border crisis, claiming delayed action led to ICE's inability to fulfill its core mission and resulted in only 47,000 migrant deportations in fiscal year 2024; border crossings dropped below 54,000 in Septemb...
Lechleitner Criticizes Biden's Border Security Response
Outgoing ICE director PJ Lechleitner criticizes President Biden's handling of the US-Mexico border crisis, claiming delayed action led to ICE's inability to fulfill its core mission and resulted in only 47,000 migrant deportations in fiscal year 2024; border crossings dropped below 54,000 in Septemb...
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40% Bias Score
Sharp Rise in Syrian Refugee Returns Following Declaration of Liberation
Turkey reports a sharp increase in Syrian refugees returning home after Syria's liberation, with 52,622 returning in the last month, adding to 792,625 since 2017; the "Pioneer Migrant" program facilitates these returns.
Sharp Rise in Syrian Refugee Returns Following Declaration of Liberation
Turkey reports a sharp increase in Syrian refugees returning home after Syria's liberation, with 52,622 returning in the last month, adding to 792,625 since 2017; the "Pioneer Migrant" program facilitates these returns.
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56% Bias Score
Bavaria Rejects Closure of Bamberg Refugee Center
Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann rejects Bamberg's plan to close its Ankerzentrum for refugees by the end of 2025, citing the unfeasibility and high cost of alternatives, despite a 2015 agreement; Bamberg's mayor accuses the state of breaking its promise.
Bavaria Rejects Closure of Bamberg Refugee Center
Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann rejects Bamberg's plan to close its Ankerzentrum for refugees by the end of 2025, citing the unfeasibility and high cost of alternatives, despite a 2015 agreement; Bamberg's mayor accuses the state of breaking its promise.
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40% Bias Score
US to Refund $55 Million After Court Blocks Immigration Program
The Biden administration will issue $55 million in refunds to 94,000 unauthorized immigrants after a federal court blocked its "Keeping Families Together" program, which aimed to provide a pathway to legal residency for spouses of U.S. citizens and their children.
US to Refund $55 Million After Court Blocks Immigration Program
The Biden administration will issue $55 million in refunds to 94,000 unauthorized immigrants after a federal court blocked its "Keeping Families Together" program, which aimed to provide a pathway to legal residency for spouses of U.S. citizens and their children.
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40% Bias Score