Overview

• Reiner Haseloff, CDU leader and Ministerpräsident of Saxony-Anhalt, urged the SPD to support stricter migration policies during ongoing coalition negotiations.
• Haseloff emphasized the need for border rejections of those ineligible for protection and faster integration for those allowed to stay.
• He proposed restructuring social benefits to reduce incentives for refugees without residency prospects, including limiting benefits to asylum-seeker levels.
• Citing voter dissatisfaction, particularly in eastern Germany, Haseloff argued that mainstream parties must address concerns fueling AfD support.
• Migration policy remains a contentious issue in CDU-SPD coalition talks, with discussions set to continue in Berlin on Monday.