(Anadolu) The German government on Thursday denied a media report which said that Chancellor Friedrich Merz had declared a state of “national emergency” to restrict migration.
“The chancellor is not declaring a national emergency,” government spokesman Stefan Kornelius told the BILD newspaper.
Earlier in the day, the daily WELT reported that the new German government planned to activate Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union which would result in more border controls and the rejection of asylum seekers.
According to the report, the ambassadors of Germany’s neighboring countries were being informed by the Interior Ministry, however, it was still unclear when the “state of emergency” would begin.
