the Distribution of war refugees works from the point of view of the German Association of Cities despite all the assurances of those responsible in the federal and state governments still not correct. Cities that had recently taken in a large number of refugees from Ukraine after the Russian attack urgently needed relief, said General Manager Helmut Dedy of the German Press Agency. This can only be achieved “through effective control, which the federal and state governments have still not succeeded in”.
It shouldn’t be the case that large cities have to cope with a very unusual challenge at transport hubs, while capacities are free or can be created in other municipalities. “We have to remedy such imbalances quickly in order to be able to help the refugees effectively everywhere,” Dedy demanded. He emphasized that the cities are happy to take in refugees from Ukraine.
It is good that the federal and state governments see themselves as part of a community of responsibility when dealing with this task, said the chief executive of the central municipal association. Refugees should be registered at the borders and in initial reception facilities. Since many of the refugees have biometric passports, so there is no doubt about their identity, should also be checked whether a complex identification service treatment is really necessary in every case.
In addition, the distribution of the refugees would have to be based on the Königstein key people are also taken into account who would not come with registered bus and train journeys. Those who have arrived individually in the cities must also be counted in the distribution. The Königstein key is used to determine how many people seeking protection a federal state must take on the basis of the population and tax revenue.