German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has affirmed that his country will implement a series of measures to curb the increasing influx of refugees into Germany.
In statements to the German media network “Deutschland” on Saturday, Scholz stated, “The number of refugees seeking to come to Germany is currently very high. Therefore, we have long supported the protection of Europe’s external borders, and we continue to take additional border security measures with Austria. We have also reached agreements with Switzerland and the Czech Republic.”
Scholz clarified that among these measures is the obligation for refugees to leave the country if their asylum requests are rejected, saying, “We must take care of this.” He emphasized the necessity for the Polish government to ensure that visas are no longer sold and that refugees are not “funneled” into Germany.
He added, “That’s why we have tightened border controls with Poland.”
Scholz noted that these collective measures are expected to have an impact on the number of refugees, saying, “We hope that this will become noticeable quickly.”
The German Chancellor also stated that he aims to reach an agreement with state government leaders in November on the issue of funding refugee costs at the municipal level. He said,
“When I was Federal Finance Minister, I proposed a solution for the states based on actual numbers, to provide them with some relief.”
It’s worth mentioning that the states recently called on the federal government to create a system based on the actual number of refugees in each state.
However, no agreement has been reached in the discussions held last week, especially regarding the expected level of support from the federal government to the states.
