German Chancellor Scholz caves in to right-wing demands for tougher curbs on asylum-seekers
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the federal-state summit at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, November 6, 2023
CHANCELLOR Olaf Scholz has caved in to right-wing calls for tougher curbs on asylum-seekers and migrants entering Germany.
The Social Democrat Party leader, who heads a federal coalition with the Greens and the Free Democratic Party that is trailing badly in opinion polls to right-wing parties, agreed a new deal with 16 German state governors early today.
The new measures include speeding up asylum procedures, benefit restrictions for asylum-seekers and more financial aid from the federal government for the states and local communities.
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