EU asylum reform comes into force: SPD demands reduction of border controls
Stricter asylum rules come into force in the EU on Friday. They are intended to reduce the number of asylum seekers. The SPD sees this as a reason to gradually lift controls at German borders. The Union considers this to be premature.
Am Freitag treten in der EU verschΓ€rfte Asylregeln in Kraft. Sie sollen die Zahl der Asylsuchenden senken. Die SPD sieht darin einen Anlass, die Kontrollen an deutschen Grenzen dann schrittweise aufzuheben. Die Union hΓ€lt das fΓΌr verfrΓΌht.