Monday, July 2, 2018

GERMANY BREAKING:  DEAL CUT BETWEEN MERKEL AND SEEHOFER FOR 'TRANSIT CENTERS' FOR MIGRANTS



"Horst Seehofer and the CSU have performed a cheap bit of theater.  The back and forth and the cancellation of his resignation as interior minister were all staged"



Alternative for Germany Party co-leader parliamentary leader Alice Weidel comments even before the 'deal' was reported in Germany


Alice Weidel of the AfD Party broke into a bit of a laugh when she spoke the words above to the media in Germany today and perhaps in the end, she got the story right even before it broke late tonight.

The deal between the CDU and CSU parties involves 'transit centers' for migrants being established along the lines of the EU policy announced last week after the summit and approved by Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The BBC reported that Chancellor Merkel and her CDU  (Christian Democratic Union) were successful in isolating Interior Minister Horst Seehofer from many of his fellows within Bavaria's CSU (Chrisitian Social Union) party.    Members of both parties in parliament met in Seehofer's absence earlier in the day.

Emerging from his meeting with Merkel, Seehofer said he no longer intends to resign.     Seehofer said the compromise of establishing the 'transit centers' in Germany for migrants will "prevent the illegal immigration on the border between Germany and Austria".

No details of the compromise were announced.

SPECIAL LATE UPDATE:  THE DEAL ENVISIONS SENDING MIGRANTS BACK TO THE OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING THEM IN FIRST VIA AGREEMENTS WITH GERMANY.  IF THERE IS NO AGREEMENT WITH THOSE COUNTRIES AN AGREEMENT WITH AUSTRIA WILL BE USED TO RETURN THEM.

THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS (SPD) ALSO HAVE TO BE ON BOARD WITH THE DEAL BUT THEY HAVE NOT COMMITTED THEMSELVES YET.

Link below...…


BBC STORY ON COMPROMISE DEAL 7/2/2018



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