A decade after Angela Merkel's 'Wir schaffen das' declaration, integration of over a million refugees remains unfinished but shows substantial progress. Employment among refugees has risen markedly from around 70,000 in late 2014 to more than 730,000 today. Remaining priorities include improving employment rates for female refugees, raising access to higher-quality jobs for refugees generally, expanding affordable housing, strengthening language education, and supplying schools and teachers with additional resources. Overall evidence indicates significant achievements in helping refugees find homes, enter society, and build new lives in Germany, while targeted policy work remains necessary.
Speaking after a visit to a refugee camp in Dresden, where she was confronted by public opposition to her policies, Merkel used the phrase in an attempt to reassure the German public and refugees themselves that Germany was a strong country, capable of managing the challenges posed by helping so many people find homes and integrate into German society, schools, and the labour market.
Ten years later, it's still impossible to talk about a "job done" or a "mission completed". Experts point to numerous challenges that still need to be addressed; from improving employment among female refugees and access to better quality employment among refugees generally, to expanding affordable housing, enhancing language education, and providing schools and teachers with more and better resources.
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