German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defends his government’s migration policy in a speech at the Bundestag. The new stricter measures to curb the flow of migrants into the country has prompted criticism, some from neighbouring countries like Poland who have condemned the unilateral move as “unacceptable.”
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00:00And that is why we have brought about the biggest change in dealing with irregular migration in Germany, this government.
00:10We have committed ourselves in a tedious process, when the numbers got bigger again.
00:16We have not made it easy for ourselves with any proposals.
00:20The number of those who come to us has decreased, because we have introduced border controls, for example.
00:27And now, at the beginning of this week, we have decided to do this as long as possible at all borders in Germany.
00:34We have been successful with this and we will continue this successful process, ladies and gentlemen.