After celebrating the virtues of professional immigration, Germany denounces the costs of illegal immigration. After one million Ukrainian refugees last year – a European record – asylum applications from other third countries jumped by 78% in the first four months of the year.
Berlin is worried that Serbia will be a key step on the road to EU membership in the next few years. The European Commission is set to announce a new policy on immigration in the coming months. The EU Commission is also set to introduce new rules on immigration, with the aim of reducing the number of migrants in Europe.