Wüst calls for migration summit with Scholz

Refugees - Wüst calls for migration summit with Scholz

North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister President Hendrik Wüst is calling for a new summit meeting on migration in the Chancellery. "We need an asylum summit with the Federal Chancellor early in the new year," the CDU politician told Bild am Sonntag.

"The heads of government from the federal states and the federal government must review the effectiveness of the measures taken so far in January, or February at the latest, and be prepared to make adjustments if necessary in order to end irregular migration."

At the last asylum summit at the beginning of November, Scholz reached an agreement with the heads of government of the 16 federal states after months of dispute over the distribution of refugee costs and agreed measures to reduce irregular migration to Germany. The German government also wanted to examine whether asylum procedures outside of Europe were possible.

At the time, Wüst in particular had insisted on asylum procedures outside of Europe. He has now reiterated this demand: "Approaches outside of Europe, such as third-country solutions and a binding regulation for people from countries with low protection quotas, should be at the top of the agenda." Fundamentally, the Christian Democrat emphasized that Germany "cannot fight poverty around the world with our asylum law".

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1. Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, was involved in a migration summit earlier this year, where agreements were made on reducing irregular migration and distributing refugee costs among the federal states.
2. The call for a new migration summit in Berlin comes from Hendrik Wüst, the Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, who believes that the effectiveness of existing measures needs to be reviewed.
3. The CDU politician, Wüst, suggests that the meeting should take place in early January or February at the latest, as irregular migration is still a considerable issue in Germany.
4. At the previous summit, Wüst had advocated for asylum procedures outside of Europe, an idea he continues to support, arguing that Germany cannot solve global poverty with its asylum law.
5. During the top meeting in Berlin, leaders will discuss the possibility of third-country solutions and a binding regulation for countries with low protection quotas, to address the ongoing issue of migration.
6. The Federal Chancellery is the location where this migration summit is expected to take place, with Scholz and the heads of government from the federal states expected to attend.

Source: www.stern.de