The federal and state governments are postponing their fundamental decision on permanently higher federal funds for refugee costs. This emerges from a decision that the prime ministers agreed with Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) on Wednesday evening. The fundamental decision should therefore not be made until the next regular meeting in November.
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A passage shows that the dispute continues to smolder
A passage in the decision paper shows that the dispute has not been settled for a long time. In the sub-point “joint financial burden bearing” it says: “From the point of view of the federal states, a breathing system is required in which the financial support of the federal government is based on the number of refugees arriving.” The same paragraph then says shortly afterwards: “From the point of view of the At the federal level, a breathing system has already been established to support the federal states and local authorities.”
However, there are some results:
- The federal government will transfer the refugee lump sum to the federal states this year one billion euros increase. This is intended to support the federal states in further relieving their municipalities and financing the digitization of the immigration authorities, according to the joint resolution of the federal and state governments.
- Asylum procedures should be accelerated and Deportations enforced more consistently become. Among other things, the federal and state governments had agreed that the to extend the maximum duration of custody leaving the country from the current 10 to 28 dayssaid Scholz.
- According to the information, it was also agreed extended responsibilities of the Federal Police and a improved information exchange between the judiciary and immigration authorities.
