Wüst urges the Chancellor to take charge of handling migration issues.

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Hendrik Wüst, the Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia (CDU), has urged Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to provide specific plans for ordering migration into Germany during the upcoming round of federal-state talks. According to Wüst, who spoke to reporters in Düsseldorf on Thursday, this is the last opportunity for Scholz to demonstrate his willingness to offer practical solutions to manage migration issues effectively. Wüst underscored the need to end irregular migration and urged the acceleration of plans for asylum procedures in countries outside the EU. "We can't start asylum proceedings with those who have crossed the Mediterranean," he said. He refused to mention Rwanda specifically and instead spoke about European nations beyond the EU's borders as potential locations for such procedures.

Wüst also anticipated that the forthcoming minister presidents' conference on June 20 would see reports from the exchange of experts within the federal government presented to the states and advancement made on the issue. "We desperately need a response from the federal government on this matter," urged Wüst.

Following the fatal knife attack on a police officer in Mannheim by a 25-year-old Afghan, Wüst advocated for the perpetrator's deportation to Afghanistan and dialogue with the Taliban in that country. He noted that the federal government needed to "swallow a bitter pill and engage with the Taliban to ensure the departure of such individuals." Although he acknowledged the difficulty, Wüst insisted that the government must question how to handle the situation.

After the aforementioned incident, Scholz pledged to permit the deportation of violent criminals back to Afghanistan and Syria. Nancy Faeser, the Interior Minister (SPD), is currently examining the possibility. Since the Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021, there has been a deportation ban for Afghan citizens in Germany.

In March, the states demanded results from the federal government concerning the potential relocation of asylum procedures to countries situated outside the EU. In a resolution, the leaders of the 16 states called on Berlin's Ampel government to reveal their initial progress at the following federal-state conference on June 20.

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1. The SPD's Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under pressure from Hendrik Wüst, the CDU's Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, to present a concrete plan for managing migration into Germany during the upcoming federal-state talks.
2. The urgency of addressing irregular migration and expediting asylum procedures in countries outside the EU is emphasized by Wüst, as he believes that initiating asylum proceedings with individuals who have crossed the Mediterranean is not feasible.
3. In light of the stabbing attack on a police officer by an Afghan, Wüst has advocated for the perpetrator's deportation to Afghanistan and dialogue with the Taliban to facilitate his departure.
4. Scholz has vowed to authorize the deportation of violent offenders to Afghanistan and Syria, with Interior Minister Nancy Faeser currently examining the feasibility of this move.
5. In March, the states requested tangible progress from the federal government regarding the possible transfer of asylum processes to countries situated beyond the EU's borders, and they plan to revisit this issue during the next federal-state conference on June 20.
6. Wüst's calls for a swift federal government response to the migration issue echoed the demands made by German states in March, who asked the Ampel coalition government to provide updates on their initial development.
7. The debate over migration management and the controversy surrounding the Taliban's role in deportations have gained attention in the EU, amidst ongoing discussions on refugee policies and control mechanisms.
8. The potential use of Rwanda as a destination for asylum proceedings has been mentioned by Wüst but not explicitly, as he emphasized the need to explore options beyond EU borders to tackle migration challenges effectively.
9. The Federal Government's handling of migration issues, particularly in relation to countries like Afghanistan, Taliban dialogue, and potential deportations, has become a topic of intense debate and scrutiny within German federal states and the European Union.

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