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OSW Commentary | | Kamil Frymark

Germany a significant drop in the number of asylum applications

In 2024, a total of 230,000 first-time asylum applications were submitted in Germany – a 30% decrease compared to 2023. This trend deepened in Q1 2025, when 36,000 applications were lodged, representing a year-on-year drop of 45%. The most…
OSW Commentary | | Zespół Niemiec i Europy Północnej OSW

Course adjustment the CDUCSU–SPD coalition agreement

On 9 April, the leaders of the CDU/CSU and the SPD announced a consensus on a coalition agreement. The 144-page document must still be approved by the respective parties – a process expected to take around three weeks and likely to result…
OSW Commentary | | Zespół Niemiec i Europy Północnej OSW

Agency on credit Germany releases the debt brake

The amendment to Germany’s Basic Law, enabling increased spending on defence and infrastructure investments, should be seen as a key element of the changes initiated in the country following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 – albeit a…