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After the fire in Moria, Greece, Germany decided to take in more than 1,500 people. The German interior minister calls for other EU states to join as well.
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) harshly criticizes the Austrian government on the issue of European refugees. “I am disappointed with the attitude of our Austrian neighbors not to participate in welcoming a manageable number of people in need of protection from Greece,” he says Seehofer as per notice in the current issue of “Spiegel”.
“In such a situation, Europe must show unity. If we do nothing, we will strengthen the political margins ”. After the fire in the Moria refugee camp, the German government decided to take in 408 more families from the Greek islands who are already recognized as refugees. In total, 1553 people are involved all the states of the EU participate in the treatment of the refugee problem, it says Seehofer: “Whoever does not show solidarity in immigration policy cannot claim solidarity in other places”.
Bundestag Vice President Thomas Oppermann (SPD) calls for greater understanding from European partners. “Of course we need a European migration law. But in the end it would not force any country to host refugees against their will, “Oppermann says in” Spiegel. “” If you don’t want that, you have to make equivalent contributions to solving humanitarian disasters in another way. “
According to its own statements, the Austrian federal government wants to provide rapid support on site, “but not create new incentives for smugglers.”
“It’s not another German solo effort”
Meanwhile, the chairwoman of the Bundestag’s Interior Committee, Andrea Lindholz, warned that Germany should not act alone on the issue of refugees. “I think it is justified to host 408 families from the Greek islands who are already recognized as refugees,” says the CSU politician in “Spiegel”. Greece had to get help in this difficult situation. “However, there shouldn’t be another German solo effort. That sends the wrong signals. All other solutions can only be European, “says Lindholz.
(THAN)
