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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that
her cabinet wants to accelerate the repatriation procedures for failed asylum seekers from Tunisia. Her statement follows the Berlin Christmas market attack allegedly carried out by a Tunisian national. "We have ... made progress this year on the very important issue of deporting Tunisian citizens who have no right to stay in Germany," Merkel said during a press conference on Friday. "I told the Tunisian president that we have to significantly speed up the deportation process and increase the number of people sent back," she added.
The chancellor also stressed that the government would introduce
changes to the legislation to enhance national security after the Berlin Christmas market truck attack. "The government will immediately develop and implement all necessary measures wherever [we] see a need for political or legislative changes," Merkel said, as cited by
Der Spiegel.
She also stressed that Germany still faces a
serious terrorist threat that requires active countermeasures from the government, promising to "do everything that is humanly possible" to ensure that Germany remains "a strong state." "Our democracy, our rule of law and our values and compassion stand in contrast with the hateful world of terrorism," she said.
Comment: Netanyahu's actions make the choice clear. One wonders how Trump will broker 'direct negotiations' in the face of continued settlement expansion