Bavarian authorities do not appear to be alone in their discontent with the German government, as the right-wing “Alternative for Germany” party (AfD) announced on Friday that it was going to take German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the court on the charge of “people smuggling” for welcoming thousands of refugees to the Germany.
Dominating the low-profile meeting were the influx of migrants into Europe, the threat from ISIL and the UK’s future in the EU.
Under growing domestic pressure over her open-door policy on refugees, Germany’s Angela Merkel has come out swinging, insisting “we will manage” the crisis set to define her almost decade-old chancellorship. For India too, aspiring to be a leading power, the congruence with Germany is opportune as the worldwide order grows increasingly multipolar. In addition, someone will need to contribute to the country’s generous social welfare benefits programs if their workforce dramatically declines in the near future!
“We should clearly tell them that what they are doing is unacceptable”, he said.
Seehofer, who has assailed Merkel’s handling of the country’s biggest refugee crisis since World War II, played down differences with the chancellor.
The Bavarian cabinet will meet on Friday to agree the measures, although legally the state can not send back refugees as this would be a matter for the federal government in Berlin, where Merkel has refused to cap the number of arrivals. Approximately 200,000 migrants have entered Germany since the start of September-mostly from Austria, which shares a border with Bavaria-and more are on the way. But Philip Hammond, the Foreign Secretary, admitted on 8 October that the German Chancellor has far more pressing things on her plate than Britain’s renegotiation.
The Prime Minister has begun talks with the 27 other EU leaders, as well as the European Commission and the European Parliament, aimed at reaching radical new terms for Britain’s membership.
Life in a prosperous European country with the opportunity of work (eventually) is infinitely preferable to life in Syria for millions of people, and the stagnant halfway-house of a Turkish or Jordanian refugee camp is also extremely uninviting. Merkel has also pledged support from her party for the scandal-lade industry, which has been hurt by VW’s admission it had rigged USA diesel emissions tests and possibly also in Europe. They have agreed to cooperate in the energy and high technology sectors in the context of the “Make in India” and “Digital India” programmes.
The Prime Minister noted that the partnership will grow in in areas like “defence manufacturing, trade in advanced technology, intelligence, and countering terrorism and radicalism”.
But the decision has already caused controversy after the Commission ruled that there could be no “Yes” or “No” campaigns, despite making the opposite ruling in last year’s Scottish independence referendum.