German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz will attend a Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 with German Prime Minister Berlin. Photo Credit: AP
Germany has extended temporary border control for six months and notified the European Union, Prime Minister Olaf Scholz on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) that his government has made irregular within two weeks of elections. He said he was trying to show he was fighting migration.
Germany reintroduced border checks in September as part of a more stringent stance on migration and cross-border crime following a surge in arrivals from people who fled war and poverty, especially in the Middle East.
Controls target asylum seekers coming from nearby EU countries that are primarily subject to the EU’s Dublin regulations, which require asylum applications to be processed in the EU’s first arrival country.
Scholz said his government measures were taken as authorities rejected 47,000 people at the border, asylum applications fell by a third in 2023 and 1,900 smugglers were arrested. He said he showed he was working.
As Germany’s far-right anti-immigrant alternatives (AFD) voted second in most surveys with around 20%, shifting the highest concerns for voters before the February 23 election, major political parties are They are under pressure to show that they can tackle the problem. .
Published – February 12, 2025 05:58 PM IST
