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Italy refuses to take back: Germany's migration crisis escalates!
Germany submitted 20,574 return applications in the Dublin procedure 2025. The article highlights challenges and results.
Italy refuses to take back: Germany's migration crisis escalates!
In the first half of 2025, Germany's migration policy made a considerable number of requests to return migrants to other EU countries. According to a report by welt.de, Germany submitted 20,574 such takeover requests, of which only 15%, i.e. 3,109 migrants, were actually repatriated. This shows that the actual implementation of these returns often falls short of expectations.
Interestingly, during the same period, Germany submitted no requests to Italy via the Dublin procedure, although 3,824 such requests were made to Italy. This could be interpreted as an indicator of tensions in the asylum system within the EU. Meanwhile, Italy approved 4,477 requests, some from the previous year, highlighting the complexity of these return procedures.
Dublin procedure in focus
The Dublin procedure, which is responsible for determining responsibility for asylum procedures in the EU member states, plays a central role. According to information from the BAMF, the aim of this procedure is that each asylum application is only examined by one member state. This is intended to control secondary migration within Europe. The process is quite detailed and includes several steps, ranging from the application and personal interviews to the actual transfer to the responsible state.
In order to reinforce the principles of the Dublin system, regular meetings of representatives of the national Dublin offices take place. This promotes exchange about current challenges and also makes cooperation at the European level more efficient, reports the EUAA.
Transfer to Greece: A challenge
A special case is the repatriations to Greece. Germany had made 3,554 requests for repatriation there, but received approval from Athens in only 78 cases. Ultimately, only 20 refugees could be transferred to Greece. These figures show that exchanges under the Dublin procedure face difficulties not only in theory but also in practice.
The Dublin procedure itself is quite complex and subject to strict deadlines. If transfers are not carried out successfully within these deadlines, responsibility could change and Germany would have to examine the asylum application itself. This puts the challenges that individual EU states face in dealing with asylum seekers further in the spotlight.
Overall, the return figures and the implementation of the Dublin procedure reflect a picture that is characterized by mutual obligations and simultaneous challenges. What happens next remains exciting - the migration pressure on Europe will not let up, and the question remains as to how this can be mastered together in the future.