Calls for a 'Fundamental Migration Turnaround' After Solingen Attack

Chancellor Olaf Scholz announces talks with the federal states and the Union on consequences after the Solingen attack. The traffic light government presents a package of measures with benefit cuts for refugees.

CSU leader Söder calls for a 'fundamental migration turnaround' with rejections at the borders, reform of asylum law, and repatriation agreements. Union parliamentary group manager Thorsten Frei urges rejections at the external border, while the chairman of the Conference of Minister Presidents Boris Rhein criticizes 'tinkering with the symptoms'.

Green parliamentary vice-president Konstantin von Notz accuses the Union of unrealistic proposals. Left-wing party leader Janine Wissler calls the security package 'wrong and racist', Sahra Wagenknecht calls for a 'stop signal' in asylum policy.

The alleged perpetrator of Solingen came to Germany via Bulgaria, but a deportation failed. CSU leader Söder criticizes the Ampel-Asylpaket as insufficient and questions Scholz's seriousness.

The SPD-Fraktion calls for a special fund for investments in security authorities. Chancellor Scholz faced protests during his campaign in Saxony.

The podcast 'Auf den Punkt' discusses extremism, radicalization, and the Solingen attack. Cities demand more funding and powers for the police.

Austria's chancellor Nehammer supports deportations to Afghanistan.