Eleven refugees to start new life in Germany
A group of 11 refugees are set to leave Malta to start a new life in Germany tomorrow.
The migrants, who enjoy international protection, are going to Germany as part of a bilateral agreement between the two countries. This departure will increase the number of refugees from Malta accepted by Germany to 31.
The group - nine adults and two children from Somalia and Eritrea, will be reunited with their families, who already reside in Germany.
Beneficiaries will receive support from their relatives and the local authorities in their integration process. After the arrival, they will attend an integration course that includes 600 hours of German language lessons, followed by 45 lessons of cultural orientation. This course will provide them with information on the legal system, political system, culture and history of Germany.
This relocation exercise is based on humanitarian grounds and has been implemented jointly by the German and Maltese authorities, with the help of the International Organisation for Migration offices in Germany and Malta.
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Jesmond Micallef
Dec 9th 2009, 20:55
Quote : "After the arrival, they will attend an integration course that includes 600 hours of German language lessons, followed by 45 lessons of cultural orientation. This course will provide them with information on the legal system, political system, culture and history of Germany."
Well done Germany. That is the German way of doing things, may Malta follow suite.
Sehr schön
Dankeschön Deutschland.
Denis Catania
Dec 9th 2009, 19:05
Good luck to the migrants and a big thank you to Germany. Now we need you to take a plane full or two.
Alexander Morana
Dec 9th 2009, 17:27
Freddie Debono, as the saying goes.... every dog has his day. Yeah right EU German citizens, with full benefits and three times the German wages? Dream on Mr. Debono.
Gervais M. C.
Dec 9th 2009, 16:50
Yes freddie! Yes these refugees are making a move from despised clandestini to full EU german citizens. They took risks to reach there... many others perished in the Mediterranean boat people graveyard!!! Lets hope they will only carry their positive experience and not the daily vitriolic animosity that we read in the local media and sometimes witness ! So better make the best out of your god given citizenship for I am sure you would not like to take similar risks!
Freddie Debono
Dec 9th 2009, 16:20
I sure bet that these refugies are over the moon about their new life in Germany and staying in Malta, for a start when they start working for a german company their wages would be 3 times the wage of the Maltese who looked after them in the first place.. Funny how things tend to reverse and come out tops better then us and we are still rock bottom of the league, so i say who can blame them, they are going to a better conditions & needless to say a better standard of living.