Right to asylum is fixed in German laws and values, Scholz says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defends the right to asylum as a core value amidst opposition calls for stricter border controls.
BERLIN (Reuters) - The right to asylum is a fixed component of German laws and values, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday in an address to parliament.
He spoke just before the CDU/CSU opposition conservative bloc was due to present two motions calling for heightened security measures and the closure of German land borders to irregular migration.
(Reporting by Kirsti Knolle, writing by Andrey Sychev; Editing by Madeline Chambers)
The main topic is German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's defense of the right to asylum in German laws amidst opposition calls for stricter border controls.
The CDU/CSU motions call for heightened security measures and the closure of German land borders to irregular migration.
Olaf Scholz is the Chancellor of Germany who recently addressed parliament on the importance of asylum rights.
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