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Chancellor Angela Merkel managed to save her government in extremis on Monday by reaching a compromise with her Minister of the Interior to reduce the number of asylum seekers in Germany [19659002]. The compromise obtained provides for the installation of "transit centers" at the border between Germany and Austria, in which immigrants have already applied for asylum in other countries of the European Union will be held while Germany will negotiate bilateral agreements.
This question was at the heart of the conflict between Merkel, head of the German government and president of the center-right party CDU, with his minister Horst Seehofer, also head of the Bavarian conservative CSU, who was threatening to blow up the government of weak coalition, which had already cost him the light in March.
Up to now, migrants who were applying for asylum upon arrival in Germany all over the country until their cases were examined. The new agreement puts an end to the traditionally generous policy of welcoming migrants to Germany
The Social Democratic Party, third partner of the coalition government, has yet to give its approval to the agreement
– "Hard negotiations" –
Merkel celebrated having reached, "after difficult days and difficult negotiations", a "good agreement" which respects "the spirit of European cooperation" and represents at the same time "a not decisive "towards better control of Asylum Applications within the European Union (EU).
"We have a clear agreement on how to prevent future illegal immigration at the borders between Germany and Austria", held by Seehofer, "This agreement very solid, which fits my ideas, allows me to continue to lead the Federal Ministry of the Interior, "he added. or Sunday, Seehofer had offered his resignation, arguing that it would not be possible to reach a compromise with the Chancellor.
Finally, he stepped back and proposed a last attempt at negotiation.
The pledge also provides that migrants settled in the "transit centers" at the border will be required to stay there.
Returns to the EU countries into which they have entered should be organized in the framework of administrative agreements concluded with the States concerned.
reach an agreement, should reject the migrants "on the German-Austrian border under an agreement with Austria," says the text of the agreement, made public.
– Merkel, weakened –
The Interior Minister Initially, he claimed the rejection at the border of all registered migrants in another EU country. Merkel rejected it, in the name of European cohesion and to avoid a "domino effect" on the continent.
This agreement puts an end to a weeks-long conflict between Merkel and her Bavarian ally, who threatened the survival of the fragile coalition
Seehofer even threatened to ignore Merkel's veto and unilaterally order checks reinforced borders. This would have meant his dismissal by the Chancellor and the outbreak of the government coalition.
The conflict between Seehofer and Merkel is almost permanent since 2015, when the head of the German government decided to open the borders to hundreds of thousands of people.
Seehofer denounces this decision relentlessly and directs his offensive directly against the chancellor, perceived as an obstacle by the toughest conservatives.
Despite the agreement reached on Monday, Merkel is weakened from this position.
The conflict over migrants with the right wing of their coalition could resurface at any time, especially after the October regional elections in Bavaria, where the CSU could lose its absolute majority before the climb expected from the far right.
Source: AFP / Antoine Lambroschini
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