German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed that his country will implement a series of measures to reduce the increasing influx of refugees into Germany.
Scholz said, in statements to the German "Deutschland" media network, on Saturday, that "the number of refugees seeking to come to Germany is currently very high.
"Therefore, we have long supported the protection of Europe's external borders, and we continue to take additional measures," he added.
“Security measures on the border with Austria. We have also reached agreements with Switzerland and the Czech Republic."
the chancellor explained that among these measures is obligating refugees to leave the country if their asylum requests are rejected, saying, "We must take care of this matter."
He stressed the need for the Polish government to ensure that visas are no longer sold and that refugees are not “transferred” to Germany.
He continued, "That is why we have tightened border controls with Poland."
Scholz noted that these collective measures are expected to have an impact on the number of refugees, saying: “We hope that this will become noticeable quickly.”
The German Chancellor also stated that he aims to reach an agreement with state government leaders in November on the issue of financing refugee costs at the municipal level. He said,
“When I was the Federal Finance Minister, I proposed a solution to the states based on the actual numbers, to provide them some relief.”
It is worth noting that the states recently called on the federal government to create a system based on the actual number of refugees in each state.
But no agreement was reached in discussions last week, especially regarding the level of support expected from the federal government to the states.
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