The meeting was initiated by the German WDR station for its program. They took part in it, among others A student, living with a family in the church shelter and a young couple who collided with the rejection by the local community after arriving in the city of Clausnitz in Central Saxony in 2016, “said television.
– We are still talking a lot about people who came to us, but not with them. And it seemed exciting to me, “said Merkel.
The program will premiere on Monday, June 30 and is entitled “After 10 years – refugees in an interview with Angela Merkel”.
Angela Merkel opened the door for refugees
Merkel was a chancellor from 2005 to 2021. In 2015, she decided to accept hundreds of thousands of refugees during the migration crisis and became famous for with her statement “Wir Schaffen Das” (we can do it).
The current federal government, led by Friedrich Merz from the CDU Merkel conservative party, approaches migration more cautious. On Friday, the first law was adopted regarding immigration restrictions, temporarily suspending the merger of refugee families with limited protection status.
