Scholz pledges to “better manage” irregular migration in eastern Germany

The conversations of the regional rulers with the german chancellor revolved around strengthening the partnerships with other countries with the focus on border control. But the conference did not produce much more than declarations of intent.

In light of calls from East German leaders, Scholz reiterated what he said was the “goal” of “manage better” the “irregular migration“, stating that there have already been numerous “discussions and powerful decisions“.

“We want to establish migratory associations so we can do a better job of hosting those who have to return because they can’t stay here. That is the biggest challenge. Ensure that we don’t have to handle it alone,” Scholz said.

“We have to find partners in the world that help us achieve our objectives,” he added. The German chancellor also defended the policies already undertaken to control the flows of irregular immigrants and promote better integration of refugees. “We are having large scale success and we will continue in that line,” Scholz said.

The heads of government of eastern Germany also took advantage of the meeting to demand corrections in hospital reform planned by the federal Executive, after criticizing that the current project threatens to interfere with the planning autonomy of regions in sparsely populated areas.

Scholz’s social democrats, under pressure after poor electoral results and the advance of the extreme right

In the european elections of June 9, in which in Germany the Christian Democrats of the CDU prevailedlos socialdemocrats Germans, at the head of the federal government with Scholz at the head, registered their worst result after World War II with 13.9% of the votes compared to 15.9% of the far-right of Alternative for Germany (AfD). The far-right formation came in second place despite having been embroiled in controversies in recent months, which included the leak of a plan to deport immigrants en masse.