Frei urges southwest CDU to outsource asylum procedures
The First Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Thorsten Frei, wants to campaign for the abolition of individual asylum rights at the upcoming CDU state party conference in Baden-Württemberg. Faced with major migration movements, European asylum law has proven to be comprehensively dysfunctional for almost ten years, according to a motion by Frei and other delegates, which has been made available to the German Press Agency. The "Rheinische Post" (Wednesday) had initially reported on this.
According to the motion, asylum procedures should be outsourced to other countries and these countries should also be made a safe haven for refugees. "Europe must externalize asylum procedures, i.e. refer everyone who applies for asylum in Europe to a safe third country," the motion states. In the event of a positive outcome to the asylum procedure, this safe third country would grant the applicant protection on site. "Reception in Europe will not be possible." At the same time, Frei is relying on humanitarian quotas. A "coalition of the willing" within the EU should therefore take in 300,000 people in need of protection directly from abroad every year.
It was initially unclear how the state executive of the south-west CDU would react to the proposal. If the paper finds a majority at the state party conference in Reutlingen on Saturday, Frei wants to campaign for the concept to be included in the CDU's federal program, which is currently being developed, according to the Rheinische Post.
Back in July, Frei proposed abolishing the right of individual migrants to apply for asylum on European soil and replacing it with admission quotas.
The proposal by Frei and other CDU delegates suggests outsourcing asylum procedures to other countries, turning these countries into safe havens for refugees. Despite advocating for outsourcing, Frei also supports humanitarian quotas, suggesting that a coalition of EU countries take in 300,000 refugees directly every year.
Source: www.dpa.com
