As of: January 18, 2024, 5:38 p.m
By: Felix Durach
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At its retreat, the CSU is toying with a third-country model in migration policy.
The Greens accuse Söder of “populism and denial of reality”.
Munich – The star guest at the end of the CSU retreat in Banz Monastery in Upper Franconia even towered over Markus Söder (CSU).
Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama - a former national basketball player - is a figure that cannot be overlooked at 2.01 meters.
However, the CSU parliamentary group did not invite the Albanian head of government to talk about sport.
It was much more about the “top issue” proclaimed by EPP boss Manfred Weber: illegal migration.
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU, r) together with Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama at the CSU retreat in Banz Monastery.
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Third country solution: CSU is running after Italy’s “post-fascist ideas” when it comes to migration policy
The government in Tirana plans to accept refugees from Italy in the future in order to decide on their asylum applications in Albania.
For Markus Söder, this is also a conceivable solution to German migration policy.
However, the Green parliamentary group in the Bundestag is very critical of the considerations.
According to the accusation, the CSU is running after the “post-fascist ideas of Italy”.
“This doesn’t help a single municipality, let alone the people on the run,” explained Bundestag member Julian Pahlke (Bündnis90/Die Grünen) when asked by
FR.de
from
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“I see it as a great danger that right-wing conservative migration policy can no longer manage without rights violations,” Pahlke continued.
“The fact that the CSU parliamentary group now wants to put this back on the agenda shows how little they are interested in real solutions.
Running after Italy's post-fascist ideas is populism and a denial of reality," says the Green politician.
“What would help would be the complete abolition of work bans and serious efforts to ensure fair European distribution.”
Julian Pahlke (Bündnis90/The Greens) has accused the Bavarian CSU parliamentary group of “populism and denial of reality”.
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After sharp criticism: Court temporarily stops migration agreement between Albania and Italy
The debate was triggered by an agreement between Rama's government in Albania and the Italian government of post-fascist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
In November, both countries agreed to allow Rome to set up reception centers for migrants on Albanian soil.
Refugees who were brought across the Mediterranean to the Italian coast by sea rescuers or smugglers were to be accommodated there.
A decision on their asylum applications should then be made in the Albanian reception centers.
People without the right to remain would be deported directly from Albania back to their country of origin.
But the agreement is now at least temporarily on hold.
Immediately after the announcement, there were concerns about legal feasibility in both countries.
In mid-December, the Albanian Constitutional Court suspended ratification of the agreement.
A decision on the matter is expected to be made by March.
Söder is toying with the third country model - the Greens see incompatibility with European law
“Outsourcing asylum procedures to third countries is incompatible with European law and international law.
“Also with the new reform of the European asylum system,” said Green politician Pahlke, referring to the agreement.
“When asylum seekers arrive in the EU, they must not be sent back to any third country.”
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Mainly because of the agreement, the CSU invited the Albanian head of government to their retreat at the Banz Monastery, which ended on Thursday (January 18).
CSU boss Söder praised the “Boss of Albania” for his willingness to solve problems in European migration policy.
With a view to the joint plans with Italy, the Bavarian Prime Minister said: “Such a solution could actually help.” Söder also said that he considered this model to be more convincing than the British intention to set up reception camps in Rwanda.
Rama emphasized that everything Albania does is in accordance with the laws and values of the European Union.
Green Party politician Pahlke: “More cruel European asylum policy” does not stop people from fleeing
In addition to the legal concerns, Pahlke also classified the demands as not very effective.
“A crueler European asylum policy does not stop people from leaving their country during war and persecution and from fleeing.
In order to determine the protection needs of people on the escape route and to take them in from there, there is the resettlement program of the UN refugee agency," explained the Green politician.
This program needs to be further strengthened.
(fd with dpa)