AdG party proposes to expel all Ukrainian refugees from Germany

The head of the Alternative for Germany (AdG) party faction in Bavaria, Katrin Ebner-Steiner, has proposed to expel all Ukrainian refugees from Germany. This was reported by the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) on January 16.

The media outlet noted that according to Ebner-Steiner's idea, all Ukrainian refugees would have to leave the country immediately. The head of the faction pointed out that Ukraine is a large country and there are enough places where migrants can return.

It is specified that in the whole of Germany about 1.2 million Ukrainian refugees and up to 200 thousand people in Bavaria.

In addition, the head of the faction of the party allowed the erection of fences on the borders of Germany. Ebner-Steiner emphasized that Bavarian cities and communities should have the right to declare an "emergency situation in the field of asylum" so that people have the opportunity to refuse refugees for accommodation.

Earlier, on December 4 last year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Ukrainian refugees to more actively seek work in the FRG, otherwise they should return to their homeland. The chancellor also announced plans to create a Ukrainian administration in the country to coordinate refugee issues.

Before that, on September 20, the publication Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (NOZ) reported that the number of refugees in Germany reached a record since the 1950s: 3.5 million people came to the country.

In late June 2024, Scholz called for a fairer distribution of Ukrainian refugees in Europe.

European countries began to accommodate Ukrainian refugees on their territories since the beginning of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, which Russia announced on February 24, 2022.