Traffic light factions: Agreement on requirements for payment cards

As of: April 5, 2024, 4:58 p.m

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The payment card for asylum seekers is intended, among other things, to prevent money payments to smugglers. © Sven Hoppe/dpa

After weeks of argument about implementation, the SPD, Greens and FDP have now come to an agreement. Asylum seekers should be able to pay with the card.

Berlin - After weeks of dispute, the traffic light factions have agreed on a draft for a nationwide legal basis for the introduction of a payment card for refugees. This was announced by the SPD, Greens and FDP. The draft states that the payment card represents a suitable means of preventing money payments to smugglers, for example. dpa