sounds alarm Open oversaturation related to Germany for embrace More refugees are coming from everywhere: municipalities And regional powersClaiming to be overwhelmed or German President Frank-Walter SteinmeierIn an interview with the Italian newspaper ‘Corriere della Sera’, he recalled that his country received one third of the total petitioners in the first half of the year. asylum reached the community area.
By September there were 220,000, according to figures from the Federal Statistics Department Destatis. It increased by 46% annually. These include another 45,000 immigrants estimated to have entered the country. irregular shape and 1.2 million Ukrainians Received by Germany Since the beginning of the Russian occupation, that is, a year and a half ago. Asylum seekers are not included in the statistics because they have access to social benefits and can automatically participate in the labor market. community regulation It was established for millions of displaced Ukrainians. These are different categories, but the burdens resulting from their acquisition equally affect small and large municipalities across the country or the heavily indebted capital Berlin.
The rise of the far right
To: weight inside municipality safe he agrees political tinderbox. surveys, Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) inside second position In terms of voting intentions, only the conservative opposition remained behind. This situation is reminiscent of the previous record set in 2015 for the number of people welcomed by Germany. Later, the arrival of more than a million refugees, especially from Syria, Afghanistan and North Africa, increased the pressure on the country at that time. Chancellor Angela Merkel has demanded that conservative ranks impose a cap on her. It also signaled takeoff. AfDIt was born as a Eurosceptic party, which the anti-asylum protest vote catapulted into Parliament two years later as the main opposition force.
Merkel’s refused to set an upper limit, but gradual containment Most of these arrivals took place thanks to the migration agreement signed between the European Union (EU) and Turkey, sponsored by Berlin. HE the current tripartite structure between social democrats, greens and liberals His successor, Olaf Scholz, is facing pressure similar to that experienced by the conservative leader, and it is also coming from the right and far right. Once again, calls were made to implement the cap, an option put forward by the conservative bloc led by the right-wing Friedrich Merz, Merkel’s historic internal rival.
Put a limit number It is not possible because it violates the basic principle. right of asylumWolfgang Büchner, Scholz’s deputy spokesman, remembered these days. It requires a “european solution“the spokesman added, thus repeating the useful term used in every migration crisis. Last week the German Government suspended the voluntary admission or resettlement program for refugees arriving in Italy. It was something that had been seen and never seen before: Berlin He soon corrected himself and went on to express his support for the immigration plan proposed by the President. European Commission, Ursula von der LeyenDuring his visit to Lampedusa.
Poland, the anti-asylum hawk that distributes visas with bribes
Very few among major member states EU they gave more disappointment related to HEAD with Brussels HE Poland. Not just for him controversial judicial reform, prints On media or LGTBI collectivebut especially regarding the subject immigration policy. With less than a month until the general elections, there is no day when the government will be elected. Ultra-conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS) between Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and under the leadership Jaroslaw Kaczynski Don’t initiate counter taunts displacement of refugees Among the member countries proposed by the European Commission (EC).
It will be presented to the Parliament on the same day as the national elections. referendum the immigration policy related to Brussels. PiS wants the Poles to make clear that they reject the EC line. Poland It sees itself as having been rehabilitated as a country of solidarity by welcoming millions of Ukrainians. But it continues to refuse to accept other asylum seekers or migrants in irregular situations, especially if they come from these countries. majority Muslim population.
Suddenly alleged sales scandal work visas mainly through some consulates in Asia and Africa bribe. Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau denies “massive” distribution of work visas as part of bribery, and his ministry estimates the number is around 200 cases. It is mentioned in the Polish media and the liberal opposition that among the recipients of some 350,000 visas will be a fake film crew from productions labeled ‘Bollywood’.
Brussels And BerlinHe called on Warsaw, which PiS blamed for almost everything in its election campaign for seeing itself as an enemy as much as the EU, to clarify the issue. After all, getting a work visa for Poland, Schengen area. Germany Also note that the millions of Ukrainian refugees who entered the territory of the community via Poland do not stay in this country, but continue towards other countries of the European Union (EU). To obtain Work permit for Poland it implies for many freedom of movement at community level.