
Horst Seehofer, the leader of the CSU and close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, has prepared a program dubbed ‘Germany must remain Germany.’ The document is expected to be published on Tuesday, according to areport of Munich’s local newspaper the Münchner Merkur.
The charter outlines the CSU’s position on Germany’s and the EU’s migration challenges. The document has been authored mainly by Seehofer, but also contains a number of proposals from Bavarian ministers, as well as input from other federal and state government officials, according to the Münchner Merkur.
There is however reference to the CSU’s commitment for further admission of “those in need of protection” into the country, despite the calls for migration limits and more stringent controls at the EU’s external borders.
“The inclusion of those in need of protection is a requirement of Christian and humanitarian responsibility,” states the charter according to the publication.
Germany should conduct its migration policy with “zero tolerance against xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism.” Seehofer is also advocating for an “African act” within the European Union – designed to help troubled states outside the EU, and establishing refugee centers in third countries.
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