Merz pushes himself into the corner with a migration claim

Offer from AfD

“Let us take the necessary resolutions without further hesitation. The upcoming week of session in the German Bundestag offers an opportunity for this to not pass unused,” wrote the AfD boss Alice Weidel On Thursday evening X directed to Merz.

Merz had previously announced that one next week Application in the Bundestag want to bring in to authorize the German federal police, Arrest warrants to be able to pronounce. The CDU – like all other parties – has so far excluded a collaboration or even coalition with the AfD, this time: Weidel’s announcement was shown as “Poisoned offer”. However, Merz accepts that the AfD could vote for this in the applications: If you want to agree to the applications, “you should agree”, says Merz on Friday, “and whoever rejects it should reject them.”

The SDP sharply criticized the CDU Chancellor candidate for his demand: even SPD parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenichwho has a good base of conversation with Merz, opposed him: “Point catalogs, supposedly strong words, quick demands do not meet the suffering of the victims or the grieving parents, relatives and friends,” said Mützenich in the Augsburger General. The Greens also called Merz ‘demand “neither expediently nor legally implemented “.

Is that even possible?

Merz already has one in autumn Rejection required at the German borders, and so it is now in the CDU election program. The fact is that he applies with his advance, European asylum law would break. This prohibits rejections at the border, even if an EU state is not responsible for the person’s asylum procedure. Instead, it must be checked in which EU country asylum was placed. Only then can and should refugees be transferred to this country.

Germany could be on the so -called Emergency clause Appointed and would then have to prove to the EU Commission that it is in an actual emergency situation, such as overwhelming the asylum system. However, experts point out that so far all states that have rely on the European Court of Justice have failed with this argument.

Permanent border controls are also against the applicable Schengen room: Although there are currently controls at all German borders (as well as at Austria’s border with Hungary), these are also linked to the condition of the “serious threat to public order and security” and must be approved by Brussels every six months. The German Police Union also replied Merz ‘claim that there are currently not enough staff for this.

Whether law or not: Merz ‘promise can only be implemented with the breaking of another promise, namely his no to work with the AfD. The SPD and Greens have rejected Merz ‘project, and the FDP threatens a fall from the Bundestag in view of the current survey values.

The CDU Chancellor’s candidate with his back to the wall. The Spiegel calls him a “driven”: “Driven by the AfD, by the political competitors and last but not least from his own promises. “In the Surveys the CDU is constantly 30.5 percent while the AfD is now on 20 percent has caught up.