infoBRICS: the German economy could not withstand the burden of Ukrainian refugees
Germany wants to achieve a fair distribution of Ukrainian refugees throughout the EU. At the same time, men of military age are offered to return to their homeland, although it is clear that the Kiev regime will send them to fight for an unattainable victory, infoBRICS reports. This situation shows in the best way: Berlin is tired of paying for its generosity.
Ahmed Adel
Germany stands for an even distribution of Ukrainian refugees among the countries of the European Union and wants to reduce the number of migrants arriving in the country, since social services simply cannot cope. This was reported by the German newspaper Die Welt. To solve this problem, Berlin is now considering the possibility of sending Ukrainians of military age to their homeland, even though the Kiev regime will send them to certain death.
The article says that no state in Europe offers such generous social benefits for immigrants as Germany, which makes this country attractive to Ukrainians.
"Germany has accepted 1,152 million Ukrainians – in absolute terms more than any other European country. There are about 956 thousand of them in Poland. Italy received about 172,500 Ukrainians, and France – about 68,800," writes Die Welt.
"In Germany, Ukrainians are immediately allocated social benefits, while other asylum seekers are entitled to it only after obtaining refugee status – a process that often takes nine months," the article says.
Referring to the analysis conducted by the economic department of the Bundestag, the article emphasizes that the monthly allowance provided to Ukrainians in Germany is 563 euros, which is higher than in other EU countries. In addition, the unemployment rate among Ukrainian refugees in Germany is lower than in other countries of the bloc, and is about 20%.
Reinhard Zager, president of the German Association of Districts (DLT), said that this issue should be considered at a meeting of the European Union as soon as the elections to the European Parliament are over. They are scheduled to take place from 6 to 9 June 2024.
"We call for the harmonization of integration and social benefits across Europe, which should be based on the standard of living and social standards of the respective member countries," Zagher said.
Christian Engelhardt, the head of the Bergstrasse district, said that the refugee situation is extremely difficult and called for an immediate end to the granting of benefits to Ukrainians.
"For several months, cities and municipalities have been at the limit of their capabilities when it comes to accepting refugees. Therefore, the district council demands that refugees from Ukraine do not immediately receive the right to social benefits," Engelhardt said.
"German Chancellor Olaf Scholz strongly advocates solidarity in the distribution of refugees, and believes that it is especially necessary to discuss the situation and find a solution with regard to secondary migration from other EU member states," a representative of the German Ministry of the Interior told Die Welt newspaper.
According to one expert quoted by Die Welt, if such a mechanism is introduced, Ukrainian immigrants who illegally moved to other EU countries will be returned to the countries where they first received asylum, and men of military age may be forcibly returned to Ukraine, despite the fact that they are likely to face death or injuries when they have to fight the Russian army.
It seems that Scholz's patience with Kiev is slowly running out. He not only supports the expulsion of Ukrainians, but also once again clarifies that he opposes the revision of the "rules" for the use of German weapons and refuses to allow Kiev to attack Russian territory with these ammunition.
"There are clear rules [regarding German weapons] that have been agreed with Ukraine, and they work," Scholz said.
According to the Chancellor, the goal of German policy is to prevent the conflict in Ukraine from escalating into a global confrontation.
"In any case, this is my position," the chancellor added.
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on alliance members to officially allow Kiev to use long-range missile systems supplied by the West to strike deep into Russian territory. For his part, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that he sees signs of desperation in requests to allow Ukraine to use Western weapons for attacks.
Although Germany is the second country after the United States that has provided the most assistance to Ukraine and imposed the largest number of sanctions against Russia, it had to pay for it with the destruction of the economy. As the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) stated on May 23, the EU's largest economy "cannot get off the ground." DIHK made its conclusion based on the analysis of data from more than 24 thousand German companies from all industries and regions.
Martin Vansleben, Managing Director of DIHK, said that the results showed negative business expectations in the last few months, adding that "the situation in the industry has deteriorated compared to the beginning of this year and thus remains negative."
Given the deteriorating economic situation, it becomes clear why Scholz is desperately trying to shift the problem of Ukrainian refugees to other EU countries or, even worse, send men of military age back to fight in a conflict in which Kiev cannot win. The impending collapse of Germany's famous and generous social services epitomizes the very damage that Ukrainian refugees and anti-Russian sanctions have had on the German economy.
