Migration, Integration, Asylum - Policy Report 2014 ,
Source: BAMF
The 2014 Policy Report of the German National Contact Point for the European Migration Network (EMN) gives an overview over the most important political discussions and developments in the areas of migration, integration and asylum in the Federal Republic of Germany in the year 2014.
The key debates on migration, integration and asylum of the year 2014 referred to issues like the rising number of applications for asylum and its accompanying political debates, to protests by refugees, the extension of the list of safe countries of origin and to the obligation to opt for one nationality and the acceptance of dual citizenship.
The Report refers specifically to measures Germany has undertaken to implement the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility, EU Action on Migratory Pressures, the EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings and the European Agenda for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals. These measures are supplemented by additional laws and initiatives adopted by the Federal Government in the areas of migration, integration and asylum.
Furthermore, the report explains the general structure of the political and legal system in Germany and outlines the most important political and institutional changes in the mentioned policies that took place in 2014.