Faeser sees the blockade of a reform of the asylum system in the EU broken. “We need fair distribution in Europe,” she said, and she is negotiating “with all her might.” At the same time, however, the EU’s external borders must also be effectively protected. There is a “historic opportunity to finally effectively control and regulate migration in Europe,” said the SPD politician.
Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) pleaded in the “Bild am Sonntag” for countries that do not take back rejected asylum seekers to cut development aid. “We stand by the fundamental right to asylum. But in the case of countries that do not agree to an orderly repatriation, we must also think about cuts in development aid in the future,” said Söder.
The Saxon Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) called for the consistent implementation of existing repatriation agreements. A lack of cooperation between the countries of origin should be countered with economic, legal and diplomatic pressure, he told the “Bild am Sonntag”.
In addition, the federal government must “push our European partners to comply with the applicable law,” the CDU politician appealed. “The ‘passing through’ of refugees from other EU countries must come to an end,” demanded Kretschmer.
Saxony-Anhalt’s Prime Minister Rainer Haseloff (CDU) told “BamS” that he believes that if the summit fails, trust in democracy is at risk. The federal government must finally ensure “that immigration is controlled,” demanded Haseloff. “If we in Germany are not able to act, trust in our democracy will be undermined more and more.”
