The federal government wants to embrace the federation by taking stronger action on immigration. But she rejects the traffic light plan. Now both blame each other for their failure.
The traffic light government and the federation failed to find common ground at the second migration conference held at the Federal Ministry of the Interior. In a discussion attended by state representatives, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) proposed a model that would accelerate the so-called Dublin process.
According to the traffic light plan, the borders should check whether another EU country is responsible for the asylum seeker. In this case, the migrants should be arrested and returned to that country quickly. The federal states should set up detention facilities near the borders to prevent people from hiding.
According to the minister, the traffic light government consisting of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP now wants to push ahead with the plan without a coalition. “Now, to establish this as a good system, we need more staff so that the Federal Police can manage it in the long term,” Faeser said. In order to implement the planned acceleration concretely, cooperation with the affected federal states is necessary, the minister said. She has already found interest in some countries.
Union declares talks broke down
The coalition had previously suspended talks with the federal government in Berlin. Opposition leaders appeared before the press even before the traffic light press conference was announced. The CDU/CSU and the federal government “could not reach a common conclusion” during the deliberations, said Thorsten Frei, the coalition’s parliamentary executive director.
The ruling party said it had “never made any proposals that would actually lead to rejections at the border beyond the usual level.” Instead, the plan was aimed only at speeding up procedures in Germany. Hessian Interior Minister Roman Poseck said a “substantial change in migration policy” was needed. The traffic lights are not ready yet. “As you can see from today’s conversation, we do not think this form of dialogue is productive.”
Merz: Miss Scholz’s Leadership
The leader of the coalition parliamentary group, Friedrich Merz, also declared in a later statement that the talks had failed. The CDU chairman said that the coalition was clearly not in a position to carry out a comprehensive rejection of Germany’s borders. “The attempt to find a common path has failed.” He misses Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s (SPD) leadership on this issue.
The coalition wanted to declare a state of emergency by citing Article 72 of the EU Treaty, which would allow it to depart from the normal European procedure. There is no legal basis for this, according to the Traffic Light Coalition.
Scholz threw Merz. “Local stage acting” ~ before
Similar criticism of Merz came from the chancellor. As migration talks stalled, Scholz accused the CDU leader of being irresponsible and lacking leadership. “It was already clear that we were going to leave this group. And that is embarrassing for those in charge,” the chancellor said in a speech at the summer festival of the SPD’s conservative Seeheimer Circle in Berlin.
“Leadership looks different,” Scholz said. “This country needs character, honesty, and steadfastness. And it doesn’t need to be so nimble-handed or provincially staged.” Leadership means not running away. “And leadership means being able to compromise. But you have to be willing to do it.”
The federal government will now implement what it has proposed, the chancellor said. “We have started a major transformation in the effective handling of irregular migration in Germany. And it is the right thing to do.” This is evident in the reduction in irregular arrivals and the significant increase in the number of people returning home.
See the traffic light politician Irresponsible In the union
Other leading traffic light politicians also accused the federation of being irresponsible. In a press release after the Berlin meeting, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) criticized the union representatives for “standing up even though we haven’t discussed many issues yet.”
Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) has stressed that the government is ready for further talks. But we cannot expect her to put on the table proposals that are not legally compliant.
In any case, the model currently proposed by the federal government is working. It is more effective to detain people in areas near the border than to push them across the green border. Those pushed back across the green border are expected to try to enter again. Now, a “law and order” solution is important.
FDP Secretary General Bijan Djir-Sarai said of the coalition’s actions: “It is completely incomprehensible that the coalition has withdrawn from the negotiations. Finally, it was proposed that the proposal to reject asylum seekers would be implemented on a one-to-one basis.” Djir-Sarai said there were “no objective reasons to end the talks.” Despite the legal challenges, the FDP is still ready to implement the model demanded by the CDU.
Green Party co-chairman Omid Nouripour also stressed: Daily Topic Openness to common solutions. “If the coalition’s proposal is legitimate, effective and feasible, the door is still open,” Nouripour said. If the union comes back with a serious attitude, “we can continue to talk.”
FDP leader Christian Lindner proposed a traffic light coalition summit with Merz. “The coalition’s rejection of the asylum summit must not be the last word,” the federal finance minister wrote in Platform X. Merz should negotiate privately with the chancellor, Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and himself. “We will solve the problem together,” Lindner added. Germany needs control and consistency when it comes to migration.
Call for alleviation of polarization
In light of the ongoing asylum debate, Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German Bishops’ Conference, called for a reduction in polarization and a strengthening of solidarity. In the current debate, society must not allow itself to be incited against one another, Bätzing demanded at the Michael Reception in Berlin’s Catholic Church, attended by Chancellor Scholz and representatives of the church, politics, society and business.
On the call for stronger asylum laws, Pastor Baching added that the church must take a position based on a Christian view of humanity. This includes, for example, recognizing the plight of those seeking protection and advocating for constitutional and humane treatment of refugees.
Integrated Officer Warn “External competition”
Ahead of the second round of talks between federal, state and federal representatives, federal government integration commissioner Reem Alabali-Radovan also warned of an “overwhelming competition” of “populist slogans.” “This raises my deep concern, especially when it comes to putting people in a general state of suspicion or locking entire groups in a drawer,” Alabali-Radovan said. WDR .
The reason for the discussion of a tougher immigration policy is the knife attack allegedly carried out by a Syrian refugee in Solingen last August.
“There is a problem with Islamic extremism, so of course we must now focus on fighting Islamic extremism,” Alabali-Radovan said. It’s about security issues and prevention. “But you can’t always disguise everything as migration,” the SPD politician said. Islamic extremism is “a separate issue in its own right.”
