The new SPD General Secretary, Tim Klüssendorf, has warned the CDU and CSU against adopting a stricter migration policy. “We will be closely monitoring whether the Union adheres to the coalition agreement” Klüssendorf said in an interview with the “Spiegel”. “The SPD will not be pushed around.” The new Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), had recently ordered comprehensive returns at the borders and did not rule out declaring a state of emergency. Within the SPD parliamentary group, there are strong opponents of a stricter migration course.
Klüssendorf stated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has clarified that Germany will not declare a state of emergency. “On such a sensitive issue, one must be very precise to avoid unsettling people” the Social Democrat, who was nominated as the new General Secretary on Monday, warned. For him, it is “indispensable” that Germany only acts in coordination with European partners and takes their position into account in all border-related matters.