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Germany debates tightening asylum laws
http://www.dw.com/en/germany-debates-tightening-asylum-laws/a-18752672Wide-ranging changes to accelerate and tighten Germany's asylum laws have been submitted to parliament. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said "hard decisions" are needed to cope with migrant inflows.
Germany debates tightening asylum laws
01.10.2015
Germany's Bundestag began formal debate Thursday on reforms to the country's asylum laws, including plans to reject applicants from "safe countries of origin" and expanding that list of countries to include Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro.
The intended Asylum Procedure Acceleration Law seeks to shorten asylum application waiting periods, sharpen deportations of those rejected, and improve integration of recognized refugees into German society.
"We are clearly committed to integrating those who are worthy of protection," Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told lawmakers. He also added, however, that those deemed unworthy of refuge would have to leave the country.
This legislative package follows criticism last week from German social welfare organizations and a move by Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to boost federal funding for Germany's 16 federal states and their municipalities.
