The federal government delayed approved Familienzusammenführungenvon refugees with ir relatives who were fixed in Greece. Only IN6, 5 percent of cases in current year, people also reached Germany. This comes from a government response to a request derLinksfraktion, reports new Osnabrücker newspaper.

Thus, from January to September 2017 about 4,950 members of refugees living in Germany received pledges from Federal Office for Migration UndFlüchtlinge for a furr trip to Germany. Actually Überstelltwurden but only 322 of m. In two-thirds of cases, re were Syrian refugees, and rest were mainly Afghans and Iraqis. 60Prozent of affected were children and adolescents under age of 18.

The Federal Ministry justified delays according to NeuenOsnabrücker newspaper with logistical effort in Greece as well as cocapacity problems at federal and state level for reception, care UndUnterbringung. This is why Germany voted in spring with Greece on number of relatives to be transferred.

From a letter from Greek Minister for Migration, Ioannis Mouzalas, from May, DassBundesinnenminister Thomas de Maizière (CDU) Greeks aufgeforderthat to departure of relatives of refugees living in Germany " Temporarily slow down. "

"End With trickery"

The left-wing politician Ulla Jelpke criticized federal government: "With trickery and illegal restriction of family redress, we must finally end." If Regierungihrer obligation to receive refugees does not come to a close, Diesezumindest would have to have right to "travel to ir families on ir own to Germany".

According to EU's Dublin Regulation, members of refugees have einenAnspruch to be able to live with ir family members living in or EU countries. The transfer must refore be swift, at latest aberinnerhalb of six months. The reunification of relatives is granted to recognised refugees for so-called nuclear family. However, re are often delays in procedure here too; The UN children's work Unicefzufolge can process such an application ten months to two Jahredauern.

Dissent between Union and Greens

At least until March 2018 is suspended family reunification FürFlüchtlinge with limited subsidiary protection for which re is keinenindividuellen persecution reason; This is especially true for Syrians who have fled DemBürgerkrieg in ir country. For coalition negotiations between CDU/CSU, FDP and Greens, refugee policy is one of most difficult points: many Union politicians extend view scheme to family reunification, while Greens striktablehnen such an extension.

The Hamburg lawyer Claudius Simon Iron said time online, he holds suspension of family redress for "even illegal in sense of European law". At moment, it is only for people who have an appreciation as a refugee right to family reunification. When it comes to subsidiary protection only, Seidiese possibility has been overridden at moment: "I very much hope that this legal break will be terminated soon."

Date Of Update: 08 October 2017, 12:11