{"id":228885,"date":"2025-01-31T17:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/31\/german-bill-calling-for-tougher-rules-on-migration-narrowly-defeated\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T17:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:51:14","slug":"german-bill-calling-for-tougher-rules-on-migration-narrowly-defeated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/31\/german-bill-calling-for-tougher-rules-on-migration-narrowly-defeated\/","title":{"rendered":"German bill calling for tougher rules on migration narrowly defeated"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Germany has blocked a bill calling for tougher rules on migration after a close vote in the country’s parliament.<\/p>\n

The legislation was put forward by the country’s opposition leader, Freidrich Merz, who has called for Germany<\/a><\/strong> to tighten migration controls after a series of high-profile killings by people with immigrant backgrounds.<\/p>\n

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his party, the Social Democrats, and the Greens – partners in his minority government – would vote against the proposal.<\/p>\n

But the bill had the support of both Germany’s conservatives and the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD).<\/p>\n

If the bill had made it through, it would have marked the first time in Germany’s post-war history that its parliament had passed legalisation thanks to far-right support.<\/p>\n

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The bill called for Germany to turn back many more migrants at its borders and would have given police increased powers to carry out deportations.<\/p>\n

Today’s decision comes after a non-binding motion on the matter passed thanks to the AfD on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Centre-left parties have accused opposition leader Mr Merz of breaking a political consensus to shun the AfD, which first entered parliament in 2017.<\/p>\n

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Germany is due to hold a general election on 23 February, and the Christian Democratic Union, comprising the CDU and CSU, is polling at about 30%.<\/p>\n

The AfD is second on around 20%, while the Social Democrats and Greens are on about 16% and 14% respectively.<\/p>\n

Mr Scholz has suggested that Mr Merz can no longer be trusted not to form a government with the AfD – something Mr Merz has strongly denied.<\/p>\n

Germany is in a third consecutive year of recession<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Europe’s largest economy shrank by 0.2% during 2024 – on top of a 0.3% contraction in 2023.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Elon Musk recently made a surprise appearance at a far-right campaign event in Germany where he urged supporters to move beyond their “past guilt”<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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