Germany Sees Migration-Related Spending of 78 Billion Euros through 2022: Report

Germany expects to spend around 78 billion euros on migration-related issues through 2022, including 31 billion euros to combat the root causes driving people to leave their homes and head to Europe, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday.

Merkel tries to ease German worries over refugees

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday tried to ease public concerns over the number of refugees coming to Germany.

“According to the Geneva Convention we have an obligation to give asylum to those who need international protection,” she told a public meeting in Nuremberg. “But we do not have a task of keeping everyone here for lifetime.”

More than 11,000 refugees arrive in S. Germany over weekend

Over the past weekend alone, more than 11,000 refugees came to the southern German state of Bavaria, federal German police said on Monday.

EU must further support Greece in managing refugees (UNHCR chief)

The European Union (EU) has an obligation to provide Greece with further support in the management of the escalating refugee crisis, the UN's High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said Monday.

Top UN refugee official thanks Greece and frontline islands for improved response to continued arrivals

UN,  12 October 2015 – During a two-day mission to Greece – the main European Union entry point for nearly 450,000 refugees and migrants so far this year – the United Nations’ most senior refugee official said he had witnessed the improved humanitarian response mounted by Greek local authorities and civil society while lamenting the continued lack of a large-scale and effective European response.

Saudi official: We received 2.5 mln Syrians

Saudi Arabia has received around 2.5 million Syrians since the start of the conflict in their country, an official source in the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has revealed, elaborating that the Kingdom has adopted a policy not to treat these Syrians as refugees, or place them in refugee camps “in order to ensure their dignity and safety.”

Saudi Arabia shelters 500,000 Syrian since 2011

Saudi Arabia has sheltered 500,000 Syrian refugees and 1.5 million residents since Syria collapsed into civil war in 2011, Al Hayat newspaper reported on Thursday.

France welcomes first refugees to ease pressure on Germany

France is due to welcome some 200 refugees on Wednesday, the first of 24,000 asylum seekers President François Hollande has pledged to take in over the next two years.

EU Officials Spent Over $133 Mln on Food, Hotels in 2013 Business Trips

Some 13,000 EU officials spent an average of $6,600 each on accommodation and food during business trips in 2013, The Telegraph reported, citing a report.