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Development Minister Müller is pushing for the Moria refugees to be accepted. At ARD called the number of 2000 migrants. A “coalition of the willing” must forge ahead within the EU.
The fires in the Greek refugee camp of Moria have once again exposed the precarious conditions of the camp. More than 12,000 people live in constant scarcity in a space that was originally designed to house some 2,800 migrants.
Federal Development Minister Gerd Müller “is outraged by these images”, of the fire, of life in the countryside. He himself had already visited the camp two years ago. “This is not a refugee camp,” he says. ARD approach:
“It is a prison. The refugees are locked up as criminals.”
Many offers of help, but no solution
And Müller stresses: “These are not the refugees from Greece. These are the refugees from Europe.” And that is why it also believes that Europe and the European Union have an obligation to agree on a solution to the refugee crisis.
Many EU politicians today agreed that something must be done. Offers of aid came from both the EU Commission and the Federal Government.
The German parties also called for action: Moria had to be evacuated and Germany had to take in more refugees. But the federal interior minister, Horst Seehofer, is pushing for a European solution when it comes to welcoming immigrants.
Müller for accepting 2,000 refugees
Müller, colleague of the CSU party, poses at the ARD on the other hand, a specific number in the room: the federal government should accept offers from federal states and municipalities and thus be able to accept 2,000 refugees. And for the EU, Müller made it clear:
“We can’t wait for the last one. There is no unanimity here.”
The so-called willing, that is, the EU states that are open to accepting immigrants, could overcome the challenge in the coming weeks, Müller was convinced: “Eight strong states can now solve the problem.”
A mess with an ad
The escalation of the situation in Moria was “a catastrophe with announcement” for Müller. And it not only refers to the fires, but also to the crown bud. Several residents of the camp have already tested positive for the virus. That was predictable, Müller criticized, given the “appalling conditions in the field.” And for the minister, the next disasters are already looming: in the Balkans, in Lebanon.
“Germany can do more”
The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, has a similar tone to Müller’s. “Refugees are treading on European soil,” said the CDU politician in an interview with the daily topics. Therefore, the refugee crisis is a European problem. And the EU is in a position to find a solution, “not with all European partners, but with those who are willing to send a humanitarian signal.”
Laschet was also convinced that Germany could do more. In North Rhine-Westphalia, several cities had offered to host more migrants, in addition to the quota of 960 families with children set by the federal government.
But in exchange for Müller, Laschet lags further behind the federal interior minister, Seehofer. Trying to get more EU countries to join in hosting refugees is the right way, according to Laschet: “Germany will be able to do a big part. But the ‘Germany can do it alone’ signal would be wrong. Then others would turn away from new. back. “
On the suspicion that the fires in Moria can be traced back to arson, the president added that it should not have the effect of provoking more movement in the debate “if a camp is set on fire.”
Demos and protests
In response to the Moria fire, the “Seebrücke” organization spontaneously called protests and demonstrations in various cities in Germany. According to the organizers, the largest demonstration took place in Berlin: some 10,000 participants are said to have taken to the streets to welcome more refugees. There were other campaigns in Cologne and Hamburg. Here “Seebrücke” put the number of participants at 3000 and 2500 people.
Austria clearly rejects admission
A clear rejection of the admission of refugees from Moria came from Austria in the evening. In an interview with ORF, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg stressed: “We have to be very careful not to send signals here that would set off a chain reaction that we may no longer be able to control.” Schallenberg was convinced that if the field was evacuated now, it would soon be full again. As soon as the door to Europe was ajar, many immigrants left immediately.
Schallenberg insisted on a more rational one than an overly emotional one. It doesn’t help to ask for distribution in every incident or emergency. Instead, he announced that Austria wanted to provide immediate help in Greece.
