Migration - Assignment for payment card is delayed
In the nationwide introduction of a payment card for refugees, there are delays. The reason are objections from companies in the tender procedure, as Dataport spokeswoman Karen Hoffmann told the German Press Agency.
"The award ceremony was planned for yesterday, but it cannot be achieved now because we still have a few review procedures before the Baden-Württemberg Chamber," Hoffmann told the German Press Agency. Therefore, the tender process for the service provider of the payment card is still running. Previously, the "Bild" newspaper reported on this.
Regarding the background, cost, and possible duration of these review procedures, and how they could delay the introduction of the payment card, Hoffmann could not say anything. The Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Commerce also did not want to comment on ongoing procedures.
Dataport was commissioned with the tender procedure for the planned nationwide cashless payment system for refugees. 14 of the 16 federal states had agreed to this at the end of January. Bavaria and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are going their own ways. The card is intended to prevent cash payments to smugglers or families in the home countries, relieve municipalities in administration, and reduce the incentive for irregular migration.
- The delay in the contract award for the payment card for Refugees impacts the planned event in Karlsruhe, as confirmed by Dataport spokeswoman Karen Hoffmann.
- The financial implications of the ongoing review procedures for the contract award in Baden-Württemberg remain unclear, according to Dataport spokeswoman Karen Hoffmann.
- Despite the delays caused by objections from companies in the tender process, Hamburg and other Federal States are still hoping for a smooth implementation of the nationwide cashless payment system for Refugees.
- The migration of Refugees to Germany could potentially be affected by the delay in the contract award for the payment card, as the card is intended to reduce the incentive for irregular migration.
- Despite Bavaria and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern going their separate ways, the nationwide payment card for Refugees still has the support of 14 other Federal States in Germany.
