Federal Council agrees: Georgia and Moldova will be safe countries of origin in future
According to the German government, the recognition rate for asylum seekers from Georgia and Moldova was only around 0.1% in the first half of 2023, meaning that only around one in every thousand applications was recognized.
With the law that has now been passed, the German government wants to ensure that these applications are processed more quickly and that they can be returned more quickly if they are rejected. According to the draft law, this will make Germany "less attractive as a destination country for asylum applications made for non-asylum-related reasons".
However, the right to an individual hearing and examination of the application remains unaffected in principle. However, those affected must generally live in refugee accommodation and are not allowed to take up employment in Germany.
The law still has to be signed by the Federal President and published in the Federal Law Gazette. It is due to come into force the day after it is promulgated.
Criticism of the classification was previously voiced by the left and human rights organizations such as Pro Asyl. The organization stated that there was "no nationwide security and no security for all groups" in both countries.
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Source: www.stern.de
