Immigrants starting up in Germany face daunting challenges
Merkel: 'Opulent opus'
Over 240 pages, the report articulates 14 core messages. Topics include social housing, greater efforts to combat racism and hate crimes, and equal education and health opportunities. In Germany, according to the report, integration is a "permanent task affecting everybody."
Caglar said some of the recommendations would "require patience and a long-term strategy." Others, she said, "don’t require much adjustment at all."
Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her gratitude for the "opulent opus", saying it provided politicians with "much expertise."
"As a result of the wave of immigration between 2013 and 2015-16, we have a mountain of tasks in front of us, requiring a great deal of integration work," Merkel said. "This challenge, it must be said, will not get easier in the near future, because we are experiencing great economic tensions as a result of the pandemic."