Stricter measures to deal with a large number of migrants arriving in Germany have been agreed by the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and state leaders, as NGOs criticised Italy’s plans to create centres in Albania to accommodate asylum seekers.

After a marathon session of talks in Berlin that continued into the early hours of Tuesday, Scholz said the measures would help speed up asylum procedures, restrict social benefits for migrants, and provide more federal funding for local communities.

 

A bleary-eyed Scholz said the decisions amounted to a “historic moment” for the country, even as members of the Greens, part of the coalition government, said that cutting social benefits equated to letting asylum seekers live in poverty.

“This will simply increase social tensions and make integration even more difficult,” Julian Pahlke, the Green party’s migration expert, told Die Zeit.

Migration has once again become an explosive political challenge for Germany’s leaders, with the government feeling pressure from within its own ranks and from the opposition to curb the numbers of people arriving, mainly from Syria, Afghanistan and Turkey.

Between January and September this year asylum applications rose by about 73% compared with the same period last year, to more than 250,000, according to official statistics.

This is separate to the more than 1 million Ukrainians who have arrived since the start of Russia’s invasion in 2022, who are not required to apply for asylum.

Entering the fraught debate, Scholz called the change a “transition to a breathing system” and said the new measures would mean that “with rising numbers, there is more money, with falling numbers there is less”.

 

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Good to see the Germans waking up.

 

Let's hope the trend continues. The indigenous people of European nations need to have their rights respected. The colonization of Europe must be stopped. 

 

 

42 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Good to see the Germans waking up.

 

Let's hope the trend continues. The indigenous people of European nations need to have their rights respected. The colonization of Europe must be stopped. 

 

 

oh no, the colonization fear mongering again.

 

Though nice to see you supporting the right to peace for order.

6 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

oh no, the colonization fear mongering again.

 

Oh no, the gaslighting again.

 

6 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

 

Though nice to see you supporting the right to peace for order.

 

I'm not sure what that actually means, but if you are implying the protests were peaceful, they weren't. They were violent and anti-semitic. Although I can see why Antifa types would approve.

 

 

1 hour ago, Social Media said:

Entering the fraught debate, Scholz called the change a “transition to a breathing system” and said the new measures would mean that “with rising numbers, there is more money, with falling numbers there is less”.

He's a dreamer isn't he!

 

Tinkering without actually doing anything much isn't going to stop the horde arriving in leaky boats on the southern shores of Europe.

 

Isn't there any politician with guts in Europe?

There's usually an economic aspect in all Germany's decisions.

 

At the time of the first migrant waves, the economy was doing well and Germany needed manpower to replace retiring baby boomers, because of its low birth rate. Now the economy is stagnating and they don't need much additional manpower.

9 hours ago, Social Media said:

people arriving, mainly from Syria, Afghanistan and Turkey.

Between January and September this year asylum applications rose by about 73% compared with the same period last year, to more than 250,000, according to official statistics.

This is separate to the more than 1 million Ukrainians who have arrived since the start of Russia’s invasion in 2022, who are not required to apply for asylum.

 

Reminds me of a story about a horse and an open barn door.

 

It would be useful to see how previous asylum seekers are doing, finding work, assimilating and getting off the dole.

 

There is probably plenty of room in Albania - most of their young men have moved elsewhere!