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Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) harshly criticizes the Austrian government on the issue of European refugees. After the fire in the Moria refugee camp, the federal government decided to take in 408 more families from the Greek islands who are already recognized as refugees. In total, there are about 1553 people. In the long term, all EU states would have to be involved in dealing with the refugee problem, says Seehofer.
Bundestag Vice President Thomas Oppermann (SPD) calls for greater understanding from European partners. The chairman of the Interior Committee in the Bundestag, Andrea Lindholz, warns that Germany is not going alone on the issue of refugees. Greece had to get help in this difficult situation.
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On Tuesday afternoon, Angela Merkel attended the meeting of the Union parliamentary group in the Reichstag building. The appearance is important, there have been rumors in her party as it has become clear that Berlin will help in the Greek refugee camp of Moria after the tragedy. Parliamentarians want a statement from the chancellor.
Why should Germany intervene almost exclusively again? What about the other countries in Europe? With Spain, Austria, but especially with France, the closest and so far most reliable partner of the Germans in the European Union? The Chancellor would like to know that too.
It’s like so many times when it comes to refugees in Europe. The camp was ablaze on the Greek island and most European heads of government have watched the drama with their arms crossed ever since. It shows “all the misery of European asylum policy”, complains the Chancellor. Everyone would have known what “unsustainable conditions” existed in the camps. But nothing in the EU is more difficult than the question of how refugees can be distributed; even financial negotiations, on the other hand, are child’s play.
