“In reality, it’s already working’: Lang cannot understand criticism of the blocking of the payment card law. “We have to get away from theoretical debates and get into action,” demands Lang.

14 of the 16 federal states agreed to introduce payment card for asylum seekers by summer 2024. Hamburg was the first federal state to start distributing the card last Thursday (February 15th) FDP Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki recently threatened to break the coalition if the Greens continued to torpedo the legislative proposals.