Genocide in Rwanda: Emmanuel Macron reaffirms France’s “responsibilities”
Emmanuel Macron “France assumes everything and exactly that in the terms that I used” on May 27, 2021, Emmanuel Macron declared on Sunday in a video broadcast on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. “We have all abandoned hundreds of thousands of victims to this infernal closed session,” he […]
Rwanda looks to the future
30 years after the genocide, Rwanda is wooing investors, including from Germany, with a clean image. But things are looking bad with freedom of the press and freedom of expression. If there is an African “phoenix rising from the ashes”, it would probably be Rwanda. 30 years after the genocide in the small East African […]
Union faction demands system change in migration policy
Dealing with asylum seekers is a central issue for the Union. Parliamentary group manager Frei sees the Greens in particular as major obstacles to stricter rules. He complains about “extremely high social benefits”. The leadership of the Union parliamentary group in the Bundestag has accused the Greens of inaction in migration policy and demanded Europe-wide […]
CDU leader Merz wants fewer than 100,000 refugees per year
How many refugees are too many? If CDU leader Friedrich Merz has his way, the question is quite easy to answer. The CDU chairman Friedrich Merz wants to reduce the number of refugees coming to Germany to less than 100,000 annually. “Over 300,000 a year, as in 2023, is definitely too much. I think what […]
Demand for an upper limit for refugees
North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst supports the proposal of a maximum of 60,000 refugees per year. At “Maischberger” he thought a “Rwanda solution” was feasible in two years. The call for an upper limit for refugees is gaining weight ahead of the migration summit on Wednesday. North Rhine-Westphalia’s Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) joined […]
Rishi Sunak rows back from bet on Rwanda agreement
London has been struggling for months over a controversial deportation agreement. Prime Minister Sunak accepted a bet on this matter – but he has now backed away from it. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during a television interview with Piers Morgan, accepted a bet related to Britain’s Rwanda refugee policy. “I’ll bet you £1,000 to […]
Deportation law in Great Britain: Sunak prevails
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak survives a showdown in Parliament. Although his deportation law does not go far enough for the right wing of the party, enough MPs vote for it. It must have been a tough few hours for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who emerged feeling battered despite winning the vote. In the […]
Is Prime Minister Sunak threatened with a revolt?
The deportation pact with Rwanda still dominates British domestic politics. Before Christmas, Sunak was able to prevent a rebellion by the right wing of his Conservatives. Now it’s a showdown. At the start of the election year, the “psychodrama” is back in the Conservative Party. In the dispute over the toughest possible migration policy, British […]
Parliament votes for law on Rwanda deportations
Great Britain wants to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda without checking them. Parliament has passed the relevant law. In the dispute over the British asylum pact with Rwanda, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak escaped a major defeat in Parliament on Tuesday evening. In the second reading, the majority of MPs voted in favor of a hastily […]
Dispute over asylum pact: British Prime Minister avoids defeat
With his new asylum law, Prime Minister Sunak has divided his Conservative Party. The British head of government had to tremble for a long time as to whether the draft would even survive the second reading. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak escaped a historic defeat in parliament in the dispute over his asylum policy. On […]
