German Leader Merz Accused Of Racism Over 'Cityscape' Comment

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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In Hanover's city centre, only 14 percent of the inhabitants still feel safe in the evening. Chancellor Merz recently spoke of a "problem with the cityscape". Is the cause of this alienation actually irregular migration? Exploring a feeling.

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After Friedrich Merz' "Cityscape" triggered a debate, politicians of the Left Party and the Green Storm are running against the Federal Chancellor. ... The post Ways of Cityscape Statement: Reichinnek Throws Merz "Strike in the Face of Millions of People Working Here" in front of appeared first on Apollo News.

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There has already been much criticism of the Chancellor's phrasing regarding migration and the "cityscape." Now it's also coming from the SPD—albeit in a milder tone than from the Greens or the Left. Interior Minister Dobrindt calls the accusations against Merz "nonsense."

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The Federal Government's integration authority, Pawlik, criticises Chancellor Merz's statement on migration in the cityscape. Migration must not be stigmatised by short-cut or populist quick shots, the SPD politician said. This divides society even more and ultimately helps the wrong people instead of promoting solutions.

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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The chancellor has called the "cityscape" as a motivation for a restrictive migration policy. The integration commissioner of his government gives counter.