"Germans time and again moral world champions"? EU criticism of Merkel - Seehofer gives an explosive rating

Horst Seehofer reports on European criticism of Germany's refugee policy.

He expresses understanding - and estimates how many asylum seekers will come to Germany in 2020.

• Moria refugees

  : Germany

  takes in 1553

  asylum seekers

  from the burned down

  refugee camp

  on the Greek island of

  Lesbos

  .

• According to

  Horst Seehofer

  , EU partners criticize

  Germany

  for its

  refugee policy

  as a “moral world champion”.

• The

  Federal Minister of the Interior

  can understand the critics - and gives an estimate of how many

  refugees will come to Germany in 2020

  .

Munich - 1553

from the burned down

are supposed to

come

to

.

That is the compromise of the

made up of

and

under the leadership of

.

According to

, this number is appropriate.

In

an interview with Bild am Sonntag, the

referred to estimates of the number of

and said: "As things stand, we will take in fewer than 100,000 migrants this year."

Horst Seehofer: Federal Minister of the Interior criticizes the Federal Government's approach to Moria refugees

And yet there was

criticism of

approach

to the

issue from the interior department head from the

.

"Many of our neighbors tell me: Why should we take part when the Germans keep appearing as moral world champions and putting us under pressure," Seehofer told

: "It's hard to contradict them.

We should not act as Europe's guardians, but as partners. "

Some partners from the

would be reminded of 2015, “when

opened its borders and then asked who

else was taking in

migrants,” the 71-year-old continued: “This time we made our own decisions again and then looked Fellow campaigners.

Many EU countries do not appreciate this order.

If the moral club is swung over all those who do not take up, you are doing yourself a disservice. "

Moria and refugees: CSU man Horst Seehofer calls for a uniform solution for Germany and the EU

He now expects a solid proposal from the EU Commission "in which all the stops will be pulled out so that we can reach a political agreement on European asylum policy by the end of the year," said

.

"I will do everything myself to reach a solution." (

)