Overview

• The CDU in Saxony-Anhalt criticizes the Flüchtlingsrat for encouraging asylum seekers to circumvent the Bezahlkarte system.
• The Bezahlkarte limits cash withdrawals to 50 euros, which the Flüchtlingsrat argues discriminates against refugees.
• In Berlin, a dispute within the coalition government has delayed the implementation of the Bezahlkarte, with some officials labeling it 'integrationsfeindlich'.
• The Hamburg Social Court ruled that a blanket cash limit is unlawful, requiring case-by-case assessments.
• Berlin's coalition faces additional tension over the provision of asylum seeker accommodations, with disagreements on the size and location of facilities.