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Friday, September 11, 2020
Should Germany take in refugees from the burning camp of Moria? And if so, under what conditions? Politicians debate, but what do the people of the country think? A quick poll on behalf of ntv shows a great openness to inclusion.
Images of the smoldering remains of Greece’s former Moria refugee camp force Europeans to answer a question that they have largely suppressed until now: What will happen to the roughly 12,000 people who lived there? In Germany, some are calling for as many immigrants as possible to be accepted.
And that certainly meets a grand opening in the country, as a quick poll by Forsa on behalf of ntv shows. After all, half of Germans (50 percent) believe that Germany should take in the refugees from the burned-out Moria refugee camp along with other willing EU countries. This is particularly popular with supporters of the Greens and the Party of the Left.
This stems from the representative poll the polling institute conducted on Thursday of 1,002 respondents. However, a third of respondents are less likely to get used to the idea that only a “coalition of the willing” accepts refugees. 34 percent would only accept asylum if there was a European-wide distribution. Only a minority (15 percent) are against general acceptance.
Does a recording create an incentive?
Several states and federal municipalities had already offered to host refugees months ago. But first the federal government and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer must agree. The CSU politician has so far been reluctant, aside from the 400 minors who are allowed to travel to France and Germany. 60 percent of those surveyed think that the federal government should accept offers from willing states and federal municipalities, 34 percent are against it. Approval is higher in the west (62 percent) than in the east (49 percent).
The parties are discussing whether a one-time refugee admission could lead to an increase in the number of people rushing to Europe. 59 percent of citizens believe this could be the consequence, a third (33 percent) do not.
The member states of the European Union have been fighting for years for a coordinated course for refugees. Only 11 percent of citizens believe that the EU will manage to agree on a common refugee policy in the coming years. However, the vast majority (82 percent) assume that the EU will not be able to meet this challenge in the foreseeable future. The most pessimistic are the supporters of the FDP and AfD.
The federal government’s immigration policy has had a decisive influence on the political climate over the past five years. A third of citizens (37 percent) are very or somewhat satisfied with the refugee policy of the grand coalition. 39 percent are quite dissatisfied and 22 percent are very dissatisfied. East Germans are more dissatisfied than West Germans. Supporters of the FDP and AfD are also above average dissatisfied.
