(de-news.net) – Following the Aschaffenburg knife attack resulting in two fatalities, the Union faction intends to submit proposals to tighten migration policies to the Bundestag, aiming for submission next week. Initially, Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz had stated that the proposals would be submitted regardless of support, which drew criticism. Merz faced accusations from the SPD and Greens of weakening the “firewall” against the AfD. Chancellor Scholz deemed the Union’s stricter asylum policy plans unconstitutional, emphasizing at a campaign event that the fundamental right to asylum must not be questioned. Green Party Chairman Banaszak also criticized the plans.

Conversely, the CDU perceives legal leeway for their initiative. The Parliamentary Secretary of the Union faction, Frei, cited Article 16a of the Basic Law, asserting that asylum cannot be claimed when entering from an EU country. Additionally, court rulings do not contradict Merz’s proposal.

Meanwhile, according to a media report, Merz stated that he would complete the Bundestag proposals for tightening migration policy this Saturday, and subsequently make them available to the parties of the former traffic light coalition in an attempt to reach a joint decision. He emphasized, “The AfD will not receive them.” He further clarified that he is not negotiating with the AfD, the BSW, or any of the remaining parties.