Merkel does not bow to the demands of the hawks of her party, the CDU, on the request for a ceiling at the entrance of refugees and defends what she considers a choice of civilization. “The challenge of the migrant crisis is enormous, and we will significantly reduce the influx of refugees,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said bluntly today during the first day of the annual congress of the CDU in Karlsruhe, attempting a compromise with the tougher wing of the Christian Democratic party made up not only of the Christian social critics of the "Bavarian sister" CSU, but also of the wing of the party opposed to the chancellor's "open door" policy towards refugees. A policy that has earned the Chancellor various international awards, but which has split her own party.
The request of supporters of a different migrant policy to set a "maximum ceiling" of refugees to be accepted has been rejected by Merkel several times. According to AdnKronos, the motion, which should be approved today by about a thousand delegates, should restore unity within the movement, renouncing the word "Obergrenze" (roof) and the concept of "delimit" in favor of "reduce, contain" in a tangible way through the adoption of "efficient measures" the entry of asylum seekers and refugees. Because the continuation of the current influx even in a country like Germany would end up submerging authorities and society, the text states. A less rigid formula which would satisfy Angela Merkel and which would also be considered a good compromise by a good number of her critics.
Merkel also warned that the eurozone crisis “isn't over yet. The errors of the founders of the single currency have not yet been resolved”.
