٠٠:٠٢:٤٣The German government has rejected Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s demand that the EU accommodate 2,000 migrants stranded at the border with Poland.
“The idea that there can be a humanitarian corridor to Germany for two thousand migrants, we also said that last week, Interior Minister Seehofer also said that last week during his visit to his Polish counterpart, that is not a solution acceptable to Germany or the EU," spokesperson Steffen Seibert said during a press conference in Berlin on Monday.
Referring to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conversation on the phone with Lukashenko last Wednesday, Seibert stated, “The federal chancellor spoke to Mr Lukashenko on the phone twice, as she did, she did so because there is an appalling humanitarian situation along the Belarusian-Polish border,” and added, “attempts must always be made to find solutions in the interests of the people who are holding out there in very difficult circumstances.”
The migrant crisis comes amid escalating tensions between the EU and Belarus. Brussels has accused Lukashenko of orchestrating the migrant flow as part of a 'hybrid war' designed to pressure the bloc over sanctions. Minsk has denied the allegations. Poland last month strengthened border patrols on the frontier with Belarus and put up a barbed-wire fence in place to stem the flow.
On the subject of mandatory vaccinations, Seibert said the coalition government would need to consider the decision, when they take power.
"There is no decision about it now, and it would not be taken by this federal government any more," he said. However, he also indicated that "federal states have urged institutions to make vaccination compulsory for all employees in hospitals, in institutions providing nursing care, in nursing homes for the elderly and in mobile care."
Germany: 'Not an acceptable solution' for nation to take 2,000 stranded migrants
The German government has rejected Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s demand that the EU accommodate 2,000 migrants stranded at the border with Poland.
“The idea that there can be a humanitarian corridor to Germany for two thousand migrants, we also said that last week, Interior Minister Seehofer also said that last week during his visit to his Polish counterpart, that is not a solution acceptable to Germany or the EU," spokesperson Steffen Seibert said during a press conference in Berlin on Monday.
Referring to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conversation on the phone with Lukashenko last Wednesday, Seibert stated, “The federal chancellor spoke to Mr Lukashenko on the phone twice, as she did, she did so because there is an appalling humanitarian situation along the Belarusian-Polish border,” and added, “attempts must always be made to find solutions in the interests of the people who are holding out there in very difficult circumstances.”
The migrant crisis comes amid escalating tensions between the EU and Belarus. Brussels has accused Lukashenko of orchestrating the migrant flow as part of a 'hybrid war' designed to pressure the bloc over sanctions. Minsk has denied the allegations. Poland last month strengthened border patrols on the frontier with Belarus and put up a barbed-wire fence in place to stem the flow.
On the subject of mandatory vaccinations, Seibert said the coalition government would need to consider the decision, when they take power.
"There is no decision about it now, and it would not be taken by this federal government any more," he said. However, he also indicated that "federal states have urged institutions to make vaccination compulsory for all employees in hospitals, in institutions providing nursing care, in nursing homes for the elderly and in mobile care."
The German government has rejected Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s demand that the EU accommodate 2,000 migrants stranded at the border with Poland.
“The idea that there can be a humanitarian corridor to Germany for two thousand migrants, we also said that last week, Interior Minister Seehofer also said that last week during his visit to his Polish counterpart, that is not a solution acceptable to Germany or the EU," spokesperson Steffen Seibert said during a press conference in Berlin on Monday.
Referring to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conversation on the phone with Lukashenko last Wednesday, Seibert stated, “The federal chancellor spoke to Mr Lukashenko on the phone twice, as she did, she did so because there is an appalling humanitarian situation along the Belarusian-Polish border,” and added, “attempts must always be made to find solutions in the interests of the people who are holding out there in very difficult circumstances.”
The migrant crisis comes amid escalating tensions between the EU and Belarus. Brussels has accused Lukashenko of orchestrating the migrant flow as part of a 'hybrid war' designed to pressure the bloc over sanctions. Minsk has denied the allegations. Poland last month strengthened border patrols on the frontier with Belarus and put up a barbed-wire fence in place to stem the flow.
On the subject of mandatory vaccinations, Seibert said the coalition government would need to consider the decision, when they take power.
"There is no decision about it now, and it would not be taken by this federal government any more," he said. However, he also indicated that "federal states have urged institutions to make vaccination compulsory for all employees in hospitals, in institutions providing nursing care, in nursing homes for the elderly and in mobile care."