The question is whether the protection status of refugees can also be granted in transit or third countries outside the European Union in the future. The Chancellery has reportedly offered a much more open timeline - there was talk of an examination by summer 2024.
The background to the demand for a specific time frame is criticism of Scholz by the Union-led countries in the run-up to the meeting. The countries met in the morning. In addition to the discussions on refugee policy, a number of other topics are on the agenda: such as energy prices.