The future German government plans to send asylum seekers at the border. The coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD Social Democracy must search dialog with neighbouring countries, including Poland. "There must be a common dog," said Prime Minister Schleswig-Holstein Daniel Günther of the CDU to the paper "Rheinische Post".
CDU leader and possibly the next German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday evening on ARD tv that coordination with another European countries is already underway. He reiterated that the aim was to "dramatic" reduce the number of refugees arriving in Germany.
In consultation with neighbours
In the CDU, CSU and SPD coalition agreement, they agreed to send refugees back “in agreement” with neighbouring countries. “In agreement,” said Prime Minister Schleswig-Holstein, “with agreement.”
However, Friedrich Merz adheres to the word “understanding”. Referring to the discussions with the French and Danish governments, he said that there is already agreement that the EU's external borders must be better protected and that another border government must prevail in Europe. "This will besides consequence in appropriate results", said Merz, if refugees know that "they will no longer be transferred through European borders.
Under 100,000 a year
It will aim to reduce the number of fresh refugees to little than 100 000 per year, as it stresses. "We imagine that we can truly reduce this number importantly now," said Merz, adding that "it can no longer be a six-digit number."
To accomplish this, the number of recently arrived refugees would should be reduced by more than half as compared to the erstwhile year. In 2024, about 230 000 fresh asylum applications were submitted in Germany. This was much little than the erstwhile year. In 2012 Germany reported little than 100 000 asylum applications.
Currently, only those persons who do not have a valid visa or an adequate residence licence are returned at German borders. The extension to asylum seekers is legally controversial. Under European law, each associate State is required to consider an asylum application at least in terms of the question which country is responsible.
