Merkel opponent Friedrich Merz with tough statements about Moria refugees: "Permanently no perspective"

The decision to accept more than 1,500 refugees from Greece has met with criticism.

CDU man Friedrich Merz is tough on Moria.

• Chancellor Angela Merkel *

  and

  Interior Minister Horst Seehofer

  are campaigning for

  refugees

  to be taken in

  after the Moria fire *

  .

• Critics accuse the

  federal government of

  "going it alone nationally"

  on

  the refugee issue

  .

• Angela Merkel

  , however, criticized

  immigration policy

  of the EU sharply

  (see Update September 16, 12:55)

  .

• CDU opponent Friedrich Merz

  makes

  unmistakable statements

  with a view to the

  refugees

  (

  see update from September 20, 10:30 p.m.

  ).

Update from September 20, 10:30 p.m.:

statements by

about the

from the burned down

camp

on the Greek island of

.

“40 percent of the camp inmates are already rejected asylum seekers.

You are not entitled to leave these camps in the direction of Europe, "said the former parliamentary group leader of the Union on Sunday evening on Bild live:" There is no permanent perspective for these refugees to stay in Europe. "

Most recently, the

made up of

and

, decided to take in 1,553 asylum seekers from the

in Germany.

"Apart from Germany and Luxembourg, nobody in Europe is ready to take in these refugees," said

- and continued: "This is a small group of recognized asylum seekers that we take in.

That's fine.

But more is not possible. "

The lesson from 2015 is that this situation must not be repeated.

There are rules for that.

One can reproach #Greece for having accepted inhumane conditions in the camps - but not that the country adheres to the law and statutes during #migration.

(tm)

- Friedrich Merz (@_FriedrichMerz) September 20, 2020

He considered a “strict limit on immigration to

to be correct,” said the 64-year-old: “There are hopes that are not real.” On the other refugee question, the conservative politician said “no German solo effort”.

In the past few years,

repeatedly appeared as an opponent of

within the Union

.

+

Top politician of the CDU: Friedrich Merz.

© Martin Schutt / dpa

Moria refugees: CSU man Horst Seehofer with assessment - new refugee camp on Lesbos almost full

Update from September 20, 7.30 p.m.: Horst Seehofer

reports on European criticism of

.

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

Update from September 20, 6:20 p.m.:

After the

, thousands of

on

a new asylum camp.

The

already reaching the limits of its capacity.

And not only that.

Germany accepts Moria refugees: "If it were up to the SPD, could ..."

Update from September 17, 8.29 a.m

.: SPD boss

has

spoken

out in favor of a further

of refugees from the burned down Greek

in Germany.

“If it were up to the SPD,

and

could

help unhindered and take in refugees.

But the

and

block here, ”said Walter-Borjans of the

.

In Thuringia, meanwhile, there is a dispute between the state and a city that opposes Prime Minister Ramelow's plans.

The SPD chairman made the admission of further refugees from

dependent on other

“the German example” and also accepting refugees.

If the EU partners got on board, Germany would also be ready to “take in more refugees from Greece given its size”.

Refugee question: Merkel criticizes the EU's migration policy

Update of 16 September, 12:55

: union group meeting on Tuesday

has

for information of the

of the EU

in the

accused.

Accordingly, Merkel said: “

and the

camp

show the whole misery of European migration policy, which is not one.

You just have to be so matter-of-fact. ”She continued, according to the report:“ We all knew that the Greek islands

for a long time. ”

If the

saying that it "have rarely seen in the world as a refugee camp" as in Moria, then that is "not a sign of Europe's values and for Europe's capacity to act," said Merkel, according

.

A refugee and asylum policy at EU level is

against which, for example, financial negotiations are “a simple matter”.

Moria-Brand: Germany accepts significantly more people - criticism of Merkel's "solo action"

Original report from September 16:

Berlin -

What to do

with the

after the

in the Greek camp

*?

Germany has advanced within Europe and wants to take in

people from five Greek islands: 408 families with

who have already been

recognized

in Greece as in

.

However: In the approximately two-hour

on Tuesday in Berlin, there was clear criticism of this decision *, said participants from the

news

.

Instead of a

, the government should have insisted on a

for admission, argued the critics.

The # Federal Government has made a decision on the admission of asylum seekers and those entitled to protection from the Greek islands: pic.twitter.com/j7s52wCRl1

- Steffen Seibert (@RegSsprecher) September 15, 2020

Merkel to Moria: "That is not a sign of Europe's ability to act"

Federal Chancellor

(CDU), on the other hand, regretted that it did not come about.

“That is not a sign of Europe's ability to act and values,” she was quoted by participants as saying.

Merkel * also protested against the interpretation that Germany was going it alone at national level.

Rather, the solution found is a

solution

that has been agreed with the Greek government.

She thinks it is “right” to concentrate on families with children when they are admitted and the “charm” of the planned measure is that these people have the

here

.

She will continue to advocate a “European approach”.

+

Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer (CSU) agree on the issue of refugee admission.

© John Macdougall / AFP POOL / dpa

Merkel and Seehofer agree on the refugee question about Moria: "Absolutely untenable conditions"

According to

the

,

regretted

that no EU country wanted to take part in the admission of the 1,550 people.

Even

did not want to help, he criticized.

Seehofer said that employees of his ministry were on site in Lesbos.

You had

reported

, Seehofer was quoted by participants in the parliamentary group meeting.

described the admission program as an “independent contribution” from Germany, which should precede any desired European unification.

EU Commission President

now calling for a new European system to control

.

(AFP / dpa / frs / pm)

A new provisional camp has now been set up on the island of Lesbos, but many refugees are afraid of being locked up.

List of rubric lists: © Martin Schutt / dpa