The Hessian state government is currently not offering to accept a contingent of Afghan refugees. The State Chancellery and the Hessian Ministry for Social Affairs and Integration responded cautiously to relevant questions. The parliamentary groups of the CDU and the Greens are also keeping a low profile on the refugee issue and emphasize that rescuing the local staff is now a priority. “Statements about the situation on site are extremely difficult at the moment because the situation is constantly changing. We hope all the more that as many of the particularly endangered people as possible can still leave the country. The evacuation - especially of the local staff and their families - is now in the foreground, ”said a spokesman for the State Chancellery on Wednesday and added that the exit could only be ensured by the federal government.The state government is in contact with the federal authorities, said the Ministry of Social Affairs. Both emphasized that Hessen would fulfill its “humanitarian obligation” in accepting rescued people and was helping.
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The CDU parliamentary group expressed a similar view. Bringing German citizens and local staff out of the country is currently the top priority. “We mustn't let these people down. The federal government has to make the implementation and the regulations for the admission of Afghan citizens. In the course of this, the state of Hesse will of course fulfill its humanitarian duty to provide aid, ”said the parliamentary manager Holger Bellino. There is also no demand from the Greens parliamentary group to generally accept Afghan refugees. The parliamentary managing director Jürgen Frömmrich announced: “Of course, the state of Hesse is ready to take in Afghan local staff with their families as part of its humanitarian obligation. These people who work for the Bundeswehr,German aid organizations and other institutions have a right to rely on our help. We have a special responsibility for these people. "
Take in refugees or not?
The AfD becomes clear. Your domestic policy spokesman, Klaus Herrmann, said: “The German asylum law also applies to refugees from Afghanistan. Proceed in accordance with this. Basically, however, refugees are to be accommodated in safe neighboring countries. ”The assessment of the local staff is different. The SPD advocates helping refugees who have no direct contact with the Western military. "Hesse must endeavor to reach an understanding with other states and the federal government about coordinated accommodation and integration measures in a timely manner, but if necessary it must also act courageously and humanely on its own," demanded the Hessian SPD general secretary Christoph Degen. A European solution cannot be waited for. The Liberals see it differently. Yanki Pürsün, domestic political spokesman for the parliamentary group,said: "With regard to the reception of refugees, the European Union must reach an agreement in the next few days."