The CDU party chief, who leads in the polls to become the next chancellor, said he would collect votes from all parties to push his five-point migration plan through parliament despite Chancellor Olaf Scholz's strong opposition.

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German parliament passes election frontrunner's migration crackdown motion

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger in Germany’s upcoming election plans to put proposals for a tougher migration policy to parliament

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Scholz's challenger brings tough migration plans to German parliament, faces blowback on far right

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger in Germany’s upcoming election plans to put proposals for a tougher migration policy to parliament.

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German election frontrunner Friedrich Merz succeeded on Wednesday in getting a motion passed in parliament that calls for a migration crackdown including the rejection of asylum seekers at the country's land borders.

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Scholz’s rival pushes tough migration plans, faces blowback

The dispute over the Union faction's proposals on migration policy is likely to lead to a heated debate in the Bundestag this Wednesday - on a day when Parliament wanted to demonstrate unity in commemoration of the Holocaust.

Der Streit über die Anträge der Unionsfraktion zur Migrationspolitik dürfte an diesem Mittwoch zu einer hitzigen Debatte im Bundestag führen – ausgerechnet an einem Tag, an dem das Parlament im Gedenken an den Holocaust Einigkeit demonstrieren wollte.

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"Nobody understands why people who are not allowed to stay in the European Union are not being returned," said EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner on Thursday. He said he understood the tightened migration policy in Germany. "We all know that the previous rules have not worked," said Brunner. As reported, the conservative Union and the right-wing populist AfD voted for a tightened migration policy in the Bundestag on Wednesday. Migrants who…

„Niemand versteht, warum Menschen, die nicht in der Europäischen Union bleiben dürfen, nicht rückgeführt werden“, sagte EU-Migrationskommissar Magnus Brunner am Donnerstag. Er habe Verständnis für den verschärften Migrationskurs in Deutschland. „Wir wissen alle, dass die bisherigen Regeln nicht funktioniert haben“, sagte Brunner. Wie berichtet, haben die konservative Union und die rechtspopulistische AfD am Mittwoch im Bundestag für einen versch…

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“The previous rules did not work”

With less than four weeks before Germany’s federal election, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his conservative challenger Friedrich Merz, who is leading polls, will take their contentious battle over how to crack down on illegal migration to parliament.

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Germany’s Scholz and Merz Take Migration Battle to Parliament

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The Union remains ahead in terms of voter approval. However, the party of Chancellor candidate Merz has suffered slight losses following its advance in migration policy.

In der Wählergunst bleibt die Union weiter vorn. Die Partei von Kanzlerkandidat Merz muss aber nach dem Vorstoß in der Migrationspolitik leichte Einbußen hinnehmen.

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The CDU wants to get several motions on migration through the Bundestag this week – also with the AfD. But there is criticism within the party.

Die CDU möchte diese Woche mehrere Anträge zur Migration durch den Bundestag bringen – auch mit der AfD. Doch es gibt parteiinterne Kritik.

German opposition leader Merz's migration plan passes parliament

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