Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz and regional leaders agreed to modernise IT system to fasten expulsions, extend maximum detention period from 10 days to 28 days and reach new “migrant partnership” with countries of origins. The country’s interior minister calls for a “change” in migration policies to include processing of asylum cases at EU’s external borders or third countries amid an increase in attacks on asylum accommodations.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the heads of Germany’s 16 states agreed in the “very constructive” refugee summit on 10 May to introduce tougher measures to tackle migration. The agreement comes following a pressure from regional leaders concerning the growing number of asylum seekers and the lack of housing and spaces in education facilities.
ECRE’s AIDA Report on Germany reported that in 2022, a total of 244,132 applicants lodged applications for international protection in the country, mainly from Syria, Afghanistan and Turkey in addition to the million people who arrived from Ukraine and pointed out the reception crisis for both asylum seekers and temporary protection holders.
The federal government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz will increase the lump sum paid to the 16 state governments to deal with refugees by €1 billion ($1.1 billion) for the year 2023.