SPD leader: Haggling over migration policy must stop
North Rhine-Westphalia's SPD opposition leader Jochen Ott has described the federal and state resolutions on immigration policy as a "breakthrough" in the migration issue. With the agreement on a "breathing" financing system, in which the federal government will in future pay an annual lump sum of 7500 euros per first-time asylum seeker, there is now for the first time a solution that responds to the current situation, said the SPD state parliamentary group leader on Tuesday in Düsseldorf. Whether the per capita lump sum of 7500 euros is sufficient would have to be assessed by the municipal umbrella organizations.
It is now important that the black-green state government does not keep the money for itself as in the past, but passes the funds on to the municipalities, said Ott. Following the federal-state agreement, the state government could no longer hide behind the federal government. Minister President Hendrik Wüst (CDU) could no longer point the finger at Berlin, but had to take action himself.
The SPD will be looking to see whether NRW is in a position to implement the federal and state resolutions. "In any case, the haggling must stop," emphasized the SPD politician. There must be cross-party cooperation on the issue of migration. "The population expects us to deliver here. Democracy must deliver."
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and the federal states presented an agreement on Tuesday morning after an overnight meeting. It provides for a change in the system for financing refugee costs, and benefits for asylum seekers are also to be reduced. Procedures are to be processed more quickly. In particular, they are to be completed in three months for people from countries with a recognition rate of less than five percent.
The Federal Government's agreement on a financing system, where they will provide an annual lump sum of 7500 euros per first-time asylum seeker, is a significant development in the migration issue, as acknowledged by North Rhine-Westphalia's SPD opposition leader Jochen Ott. However, the sufficiency of this per capita lump sum needs to be evaluated by municipal umbrella organizations, emphasizing the need for federal states to cooperate effectively in addressing migration financially.
Source: www.dpa.com
