Clash Report(@clashreport):Germany’s Chancellor Merz on migration: In 2018, there were still a number of things we could have corrected — for example, in relation to the migration crisis. We have now initiated a change of course in migration policy. The government at the time could already have done that. It should never have allowed things to get this far in the first place. There were decisions made in 2017 that, from today’s perspective, were wrong — and they were already wrong in 2017. Today, we have to correct those decisions.

2026.08.30 18:00

Germany’s Chancellor Merz on migration: In 2018, there were still a number of things we could have corrected — for example, in relation to the migration crisis. We have now initiated a change of course in migration policy. The government at the time could already have done that. It should never have allowed things to get this far in the first place. There were decisions made in 2017 that, from today’s perspective, were wrong — and they were already wrong in 2017. Today, we have to correct those decisions.