Germany wants to maintain control on the borders with neighboring countries – declared the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz w interview for the ZDF program “heute journal”. – We always have to do it within the framework of European law. But I can assure you that we will succeed – he said.
German Chancellor Clear on Border Controls
Checks are carried out at the borders with Poland, Czechs i Switzerland since mid-October last yearand on the German-Austrian border since September 2015. The number of illegal entries has decreased recently.
However, anyone who wants to apply for asylum is usually allowed to enter the country. The leader of the opposition Christian Democratic party CDU Friedrich Merz recently called for introducing a general ban accepting refugees from Syria i Afghanistan.
Scholz told ZDF that individual the right to asylum remains intact. – This is what our constitution states. And no one will question it with my support – he assured.
Germany. Chancellor meets with opposition leader
Merz and Scholz spoke for an hour Tuesday. The meeting had been planned for weeks, but just days after the knife attack in Solingen, the spotlight was on migration policy.
During the conversation, Merz presented the chancellor with several proposals and proposed close cooperation on migration policy, the portal Tagesschau reported. Scholz promised to consider it and respond soon. Merz expects the chancellor to respond within the next few days.
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