12:23 p.m .: In view of the high inflation, it is obvious that the reimbursement to the municipalities must be higher than last year. “All municipalities are affected by these price increases,” says Hermann.
12:21 p.m .: Like Faeser, Faeser is also in favor of limiting the number of asylum seekers. He complains: Since January 1, there have been no firm commitments from the federal government as to what payments it wants to make for refugees who do not come from Ukraine.
12.19 p.m .: The Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Hermann speaks. “We continue to be very helpful. That’s important and good,” says the CSU politician. However, the increasing number of asylum seekers ensures that “many cities and communities feel at the limit”.
12.17 p.m .: Faeser also talks about the escape movements across the Mediterranean and the Balkan route. “That worries me,” she says in view of the increasing number of refugees from, among other things, the Arab world. “We have to clearly set a limit. I’ve taken a bunch of measures. We will extend the border controls to Austria for another six months,” she says. This is to prevent unauthorized entry. Controls are also being tightened at the border with the Czech Republic. In addition, Serbia must adapt its visa rules to those of the EU.
12:16 p.m .: Nobody knows how the war will develop. “I have promised to inform all federal states and municipalities about our findings on a monthly basis,” says Faeser.
12.15 p.m .: 64,000 places in federal real estate had already been distributed to refugees, and there were still places available. There will also be a digital platform on which experts can exchange ideas about improvements, for example in the accommodation of those seeking protection.
12.13 p.m .: The country offered the mostly female refugees a lot of help with integration and language courses as well as job offers. “This humanitarian tour de force is becoming increasingly difficult to manage the longer the war lasts,” says Faeser. “We will continue to support THW where we can.” Winterized accommodation will also be built in the Ukraine itself.
12:12 p.m .: Germany has taken in a million Ukrainians since the beginning of the Russian invasion. “By doing this, we have saved many lives. We worked in close cooperation with the federal states and municipalities,” she says. It is a “great humanitarian effort” to care for and accommodate the refugees. She would like to thank the main burden bearers for this: the federal states and municipalities.
12:11 p.m.: The conference begins. Faeser has the floor. She is grateful that all representatives exchanged ideas so well. “I don’t want to play it down: We have a tense situation,” said the Interior Minister.
11:52 a.m .: The start is delayed a bit.
11.40 a.m .: The press conference with Federal Interior Minister Faeser will start in a few minutes.
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) is currently advising representatives of the federal states and local authorities on the current refugee situation and the distribution of the costs. From 11.45 a.m. she will present the results of the refugee summit. FOCUS online accompanies the press conference in the live ticker.
Before the summit with the federal and state governments, the municipalities are demanding more commitment from everyone involved. “We need everyone’s solidarity and of course we need additional money,” said the general manager of the German Association of Towns and Municipalities, Gerd Landsberg, on Tuesday on radio station Bayern 2. “We are facing a very tense situation,” he said, looking at the winter.
Landsberg called on the states to significantly expand the initial reception facilities. “It is very, very important that we accommodate people reliably, because these emergency shelters in gyms are not a long-term solution.”
Bavaria’s Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” that the municipalities in his state were “at the point of accommodation”. The federal government must “finally live up to its funding responsibility,” Herrmann demanded. “This applies to both the uncovered costs for Ukraine refugees and the lack of substantive statements to date on a future federal contribution to the refugee-related costs and the expenses for integration.”
Faeser had previously promised further support for the municipalities with accommodation options such as barracks and financial aid.
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