Municipalities in need: refugee numbers are rapidly increasing

Von Sophie Müller

Interior Minister Thomas Strobl supports the municipalities in the call for help with regard to the increasing number of refugees.

The deputy prime minister and Interior Minister Thomas Strobl responded to the call for help from the municipalities in terms of increasing number of refugees and has assured his support. In a statement, he emphasized that the cities, municipalities and counties have reached their load limit due to the high number of refugees and urgently need help. Strobl emphasizes that this call for help from the government has to be taken seriously and acted quickly instead of arguing about it.

The current situation describes Strobl as a kind of powder barrel that only right -wing populists would benefit. It is therefore important that Europe urgently adopt asylum reforms at European level. Strobl emphasizes the need for measures that can work quickly because an immediate action is required. In this context, he specifically mentions the increase in internal limit protection, the expansion of the list of safe countries of origin-especially to the Maghreb countries of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco-as well as the reduction in social benefits.

According to Strobl, it is also urgently offered to put a stop to smugglers and illegal migration flows. Here he criticizes the lack of measures by the Federal Government and urges the politicians to finally act and listen.

Thomas Strobl's demands, which primarily aim at a faster deportation of rejected asylum seekers and to deter potential asylum seekers, will certainly cause discussions in the coming days and weeks. It remains to be seen whether the government is responding to the call for help from the municipalities and taking appropriate measures.

Overall, Thomas Strobl's statement illustrates the great emergency in which the municipalities are due to the increasing number of refugees. The support of these municipalities is essential to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and to reduce the burden for local citizens. It remains to be hoped that the responsible politicians will take the call for help seriously and act quickly to do justice to the situation.