Berlin: Germany has temporarily stopped accepting vulnerable refugees under a United Nations resettlement programme, DPA learnt on Tuesday.
The German Interior Ministry and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) confirmed to DPA that no new applications for resettlement are currently being approved, as negotiations to form a governing coalition in Berlin continue.
The next German government is expected to take a tougher stance on migration, which was a central issue in campaigning for February’s parliamentary election. In an exploratory paper, the prospective coalition partners - Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats, the Bavaria-only Christian Social Union and the centre-left Social Democratic Party - have already agreed to end voluntary admission programmes where possible. (DPA)
