After the verdict on Söder's border police, everyone felt confirmed - the Greens and the CSU. In fact, there could soon be more to do at the borders than many would like.
- According to the Bavarian Constitutional Court, the legal basis for the Bavarian border police violates the constitution in part .
- The judges also emphasized that there were no constitutional doubts about the general reintroduction of the border police.
- However, the geopolitical dangers are much more important than this internal German conflict of competence .
Munich - The verdict of the Bavarian constitutional judge on Söders border police sounds like the late echo of a battle noise from lost time: Chancellor and CSU * have long since settled their bitter asylum dispute. Today there is no longer any debate as to whether Bavaria should itself be allowed to take action at the border if Berlin lacks the political will to stop refugee movements. Merkel's * promise applies that the chaos of 2015 will not repeat itself. Ultimately, this makes the Munich judgment a historical footnote.
Merkur editor-in-chief Georg Anastasiadis
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Judgment on Söder's border police - a symbolic success of the opposition
After all, the opposition achieved a symbolic success with its lawsuit. The protection of the external border is a federal matter , state the constitutional judges - ironically, almost five years to the day after Merkel's famous “We can do it ” . Since Berlin and Munich * have long been working hand in hand on Bavaria's borders, especially in the context of the veil manhunt , which is still permitted , little has actually changed. So Söder does not have to abolish his border police, which he founded in 2018.
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU)
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EU borders: Erdogan has every lever
With all the joy of the Greens * about their partial legal success: The enormous geopolitical dangers are much more important than a defeat within Germany. Even if the situation at the borders is currently still calm: Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has all the levers to change that in a few days, on Europe's eastern flank as well as in Libya , where he controls the central refugee route.
In the gas dispute with Greece, he is already unabashedly using this means of pressure against the EU mediator Merkel . In Athens there is deep concern that the Chancellor might take Turkey's side out of self-interest. The situation is precarious. In the Aegean. And soon at our borders again? * Merkur.de and tz.de belong to the Ippen-Digital editorial network.
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