“Whoever tries to enter Germany illegally should expect to be arrested on the German border from May 6,” strengthened Thorsten Frei, the new chief of the Chancellery, a powerful role similar to a chief of staff, strengthened earlier this week.
When asked if Poland would accept the return of asylum seekers, Tombiński stressed that Warsaw supports its “obligations under EU legislation”. He explained that this includes the reform of the common European asylum system. Under the CEA, countries cannot reject asylum seekers at their internal borders.
A spokesperson for the Austrian Ministry of the Interior told Politico: “We are convinced that the actions of the German authorities at the internal borders of the EU comply with the legal system.” The spokesman added: “The European Court of Justice has judged that informal yields are not legally possible when an asylum application is presented.”
Merz – whose main campaign promises also included commitments to improve relations with German neighbors (including Poland), and to take a more proactive position on the European scene – should go to Warsaw on Wednesday, where he will have to defend his difficult border policy.
“Our objective is also to make more at European level. I am already standing with discussions with European partners on this subject,” said Alexander Dobrindt, the new Minister of the Interior, without naming specific countries. “CEA is going in the right direction, but it’s too slow … We want to do more,” he added.
In order to carry out more strict border border controls without additional workforce, German police would need at least 20,000 additional staff, according to the chief of the country’s police union, Jochen Kopelke.
“We do not consider complete controls and yields on German borders as realistic,” he added, in the light of the 3,700 kilometers of German borders.
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