US EditionGerman government denies rumoured plans to declare state of emergency
- The German government denied reports on May 8, 2025, that Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared a national emergency to increase border controls.
- The denial followed media claims that Germany planned to invoke Article 72 of the EU Treaty, a move previously used by Italy to address immigration issues.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced measures to reinforce border security beginning September 16, 2024, with the goal of curbing irregular migration and increasing the rate of deportations.
- Last year, Germany received 229,751 first-time asylum applications, about 100,000 fewer than in 2023, with Syria and Afghanistan among main origin countries.
- Despite stricter border controls and planned asylum rejections, the government confirmed no national emergency declaration and exempted vulnerable groups such as children and pregnant women.
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New asylum course: rejections at German external borders – government spokesman denied "national emergency" video
Friedrich Merz makes Ernst and redeems his campaign promise of rejections at the German external borders. This creates chaos, but not at the borders, but in political Berlin.
·Dortmund, Germany
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