Germany agrees to admit refugees worthy of protection in a "coalition of the willing" at European level. However, a specific number is obviously not certain.
Berlin (dpa) - In view of the plight of refugees in Greece, the Union and the SPD want to take in particularly vulnerable children in Germany.
Germany is ready to take on an "appropriate share" within the framework of a "coalition of the willing" at European level, it says in the decision of the coalition committee. According to reports, there are currently differing views on the specific number of refugees that Germany wants to accept.
"That is why we want to support Greece in the difficult humanitarian situation of around 1,000 to 1,500 children on the Greek islands," the paper said. These are children who either need urgent treatment because of a serious illness or are unaccompanied and younger than 14 years old, most of them girls.
Kramp-Karrenbauer assumes that other countries besides Germany will join a corresponding Europe-wide "coalition of the willing". There are signs that other countries are participating. France is obviously one of them. Therefore, she is very confident that the "coalition of the willing" will consist of more than two countries, she said on Deutschlandfunk.
The admission of children and adolescents from the crowded camps in Greece was "a sensible humanitarian decision," said CSU chief Markus Söder. "We are helping very sick girls with this unique campaign. Of course, Bavaria will also make a proportionate contribution," said the Bavarian Prime Minister to the German Press Agency in Munich on Monday.
