Merz welcomes the reception of refugees from Moria

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The federal government wants to take in 1,500 people from the burned down Moria refugee camp. Friedrich Merz thinks that makes sense. But the CDU politician is sharply critical of the federal states that want more. The CDU politician Friedrich Merz welcomed the federal government's promised admission of over 1,500 refugees from the Greek islands.

Merz said, as long as there is no functioning distribution mechanism in Europe, Germany can take in some of the recognized refugees. That really does not overwhelm us. Not every state or mayor can make its own asylum and immigration policy. Because they all want the costs of accommodation to be reimbursed by the federal government.

Merz criticized the federal states and mayors who had offered to accept refugees after the fire in the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Merz said, Decent housing in the EU is important . This is also possible at the EU's external borders. The lesson from the refugee crisis of 2015 is that rules have to be followed. Those who even demand the admission of all refugees are calling for the Dublin Regulation, according to which asylum applications must be made in the first host country to be suspended.

A number of federal states and municipalities had agreed to accept refugees, but failed due to resistance from Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU). The grand coalition has now agreed to accept around 1,500 more refugees from the Greek islands. Hundreds of families who have already been recognized by the Greek authorities as entitled to protection are said to benefit from the aid measure following the destruction of the Moria camp on Lesbos by several fires.

NEWS SOURCE:- AFP news agency