The number of Japanese residents in China has fallen below 100,000 – the lowest figure in 20 years. Political tensions and violent attacks against Japanese citizens in China overshadow the lives of migrants.
By Leonardo Pape
At this year’s final EU summit, leaders upheld their existing stance on Ukraine. However, the tone has shifted: President Zelenskiy voiced unusually candid criticism, while discussions increasingly turned to potential peace talks under a future US President Trump.
By Eric Bonse
The migration agreement between Germany and Georgia has been in place since December 2023, and Georgia has been considered a safe country of origin for just as long. However, the increasingly repressive policies in Tbilisi make it necessary to rethink the German view of the country, write Sonja Katharina Schiffers and Kirsten Krampe from the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
By Redaktion Table
CDU leader Friedrich Merz has caught the EU off guard with his statements on asylum policy. But what he is calling for is largely difficult to implement. At the same time, EU law already offers some possibilities, according to Brussels.
By Eric Bonse
Crisis-ridden Lebanon is receiving €1 billion from Brussels to prevent Syrians from fleeing to Cyprus. With this deal, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is meeting the demands of the Cypriot president.
By Stephan Israel
