Unemployment in Germany remained at the previous month’s level of 6.3% in October, according to the Federal Employment Agency. The figure has remained unchanged since March 2025 and is the highest since September 2020.
The number of unemployed in Germany fell by 1,000 compared to the previous month and amounted to 2.97 million people. Analysts had predicted an average increase of 8,000 in the number of unemployed and unemployment remaining at the previous level, according to Trading Economics.
Source: http://relocation.com.ua/almost-3-million-registered-in-germany/
According to Eurostat, as of the end of July 2025 there are 4,373,455 citizens of Ukraine under temporary protection in EU countries. Over the month their number increased by 30,980 people, that is approximately by 0.71% compared to the June level — the dynamics are moderate but stable, indicating a continuing, though not surging, movement of people in search of safety. The overwhelming majority of beneficiaries of this regime — about 98.4% — are Ukrainians, which makes the group of aid recipients extremely homogeneous and requires focused integration measures.
The distribution by countries remains concentrated: the key burden is borne by Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic. In Germany there are about 1,196,645 people — roughly 27.8% of the total; in Poland — about 992,505 people (around 23%); in the Czech Republic — about 378,420 people (about 8.8%). Taken together this is almost three-fifths of all recipients of protection, therefore it is precisely these economies and their social systems that first react to any changes in inflow: in large agglomerations the issues of housing affordability become acute, the need for school places and language courses grows, and municipal budgets face continuous obligations.
In such conditions, reception policy inevitably shifts to an integration agenda. Coming to the fore are the accelerated recognition of qualifications, intensive language programs, access to kindergartens and schools, as well as reskilling instruments. The labor market becomes the main shock absorber: the faster people move into formal employment, the lower the budgetary burden and the more noticeable the multiplier effect for domestic demand. At the same time, the housing issue remains the key risk: concentration in capital and industrial regions pushes rental rates upward and increases social tension. Effective responses appear to be targeted rent subsidies, accelerated renovation and construction of social housing, as well as a more even distribution of placements among municipalities.
Finally, the predictability of financing and interagency coordination at the EU and national government levels becomes critically important. Even with the current “soft” monthly increase, unreliable sources of funds quickly turn a manageable situation into a problem for local budgets. On the horizon of the coming months, the key indicators of resilience will be the growth rates of protection beneficiaries, the share of those employed, indicators of school and preschool integration, the dynamics of rental rates in concentration regions, and the speed of transition from emergency measures to long-term programs. Overall, the picture of stable but continuing growth with high concentration in Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic requires shifting efforts from short-term aid to systemic integration — precisely this will make it possible to reduce budgetary costs and turn the humanitarian response into a sustainable socio-economic result.
EU, GERMANY, HOUSING, Labor market, MIGRATION, POLAND, REFUGEES, SOCIAL POLICY, TEMPORARY PROTECTION, UKRAINIANS
Germany in 2025 significantly increased the number of deportations, reports Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, citing the federal government’s reply to a request from the Left Party’s parliamentary group.
From January to September 2025, 17,651 people were expelled from the Federal Republic of Germany, which is almost 3,000 more than in the same period of 2024 (14,706).
A significant share of those deported are citizens of Turkey (1,614) and Georgia (1,379). In total, 18% (3,095 people) are children and minors, and among those expelled there are also 275 people aged 60 to 70 and 54 people older than 70. By the end of 2024, the total number of deportations amounted to just over 20,000 people.
Representatives of the Left Party condemned the actions of the authorities, calling the policy “inhumane,” and noted that among those deported are students, elderly people, and the sick. According to German media, those expelled also include citizens of Eastern European countries, including Ukraine, but the exact number is not disclosed.
The procedure for deportation in Germany is regulated by the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz) and is carried out by the federal states on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior. Grounds for expulsion include loss of asylum status, refusal to extend a residence permit, or recognition of a person as a threat to public security.
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katerina Reiche has promised Ukraine additional aid in the amount of €30 million for the energy sector, and this amount may still be increased, Tagesspiegel reported on Friday.
During her visit to Kyiv, Reiche told reporters that in early October, about 60% of Ukraine’s gas supply had been destroyed by Russian attacks.
“Russia’s goal is obviously to exhaust Ukraine. We will help restore the energy infrastructure,” she said.
Germany has already allocated a third of the total amount of EUR 390 million to the Energy Assistance Fund for Ukraine, and has promised to invest another EUR 30 million in Ukraine, with the possibility of further increases.
As reported, Reiche arrived in Kyiv on Friday to assess Ukraine’s needs for rebuilding its energy infrastructure after large-scale Russian attacks that severely damaged the power grid, Reuters reports. In addition to rebuilding the energy infrastructure, Reiche intends to focus on expanding German-Ukrainian defense cooperation.
The majority of German citizens oppose providing Ukrainian refugees with universal social assistance (Bürgergeld), according to the results of a survey conducted by the Institute for Public Opinion Research (INSA) on behalf of Bild.
According to the published data, 66% of Germans surveyed do not believe that all Ukrainian refugees should receive full social assistance, while 17% supported this idea.
In addition, 62% of respondents said that men of conscription age from Ukraine should return home, 18% opposed this, and another 8% said they did not care.
According to the publication, approximately 700,000 Ukrainians living in Germany receive a total of around €6.3 billion in social assistance each year, and only one in three of them has a job.
Against this backdrop, political debates continue in Germany about the appropriateness of payments to newly arrived refugees. In the draft federal budget for 2026, the government plans to save about €1.5 billion, partly by changing the approach to payments for Ukrainians: instead of Bürgergeld, smaller benefits are planned for asylum seekers.
Experts note that this issue is becoming one of the key items on Germany’s political agenda: it concerns both social justice and the country’s immigration policy. The discussion about the role of Ukrainian refugees in German society reflects deeper sentiments about demographic challenges, integration, and support for European solidarity during wartime.
Source: http://relocation.com.ua/germans-oppose-payments-to-ukrainian-refugees-survey-shows/
The number of people from Ukraine seeking protection in Germany has increased significantly in recent weeks, Die Welt reported Wednesday.
The publication writes that the lifting of the travel ban for Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 22 who are fit for military service has led to an increase in the number of asylum requests from this group.
“The number of applications has risen from around 100 per week before these provisions came into force to around 1,000 per week,” a spokeswoman for the Federal Interior Ministry said.
“It is impossible to assess at this point how temporary this phenomenon is,” she added.
According to the information, the total number of people from Ukraine in Germany increased during the summer. According to the Interior Ministry, 7,961 Ukrainians were distributed through the Free registration system in May, 11,277 in August and 18,755 in September. Unlike asylum seekers, protection seekers from Ukraine are granted a residence permit under Article 24 of the Residence Act, which entitles them to immediate access to the labor market and social services.
