Will Germany grant asylum to 25 percent of all refugees coming to Europe via Italy?
NO. Although Germany, along with a number of other EU member states, has agreed on a temporary mechanism for rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea, this is only intend-ed for a limited number of asylum seekers. Even people who are transferred to Germany are not automatically granted asylum.
Refugees taken on board rescue ships will be registered and undergo background security checks. Subsequently, they can be sent to EU member states willing to accept them without further delay. The states involved in this temporary agreement are France, Germany, Italy, Cyprus and Spain.
Asylum seekers transferred to Germany will start their asylum application process immedi-ately. In the event that they are not entitled to full refugee protection, they will be deported back to their country of origin swiftly.
This temporary emergency mechanism initially applied for six months starting in October 2019 was replaced in 2022 by the Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism including member states already involved in the emergency mechanism. Should the number of refugees rise signifi-cantly, each country may terminate the agreement unilaterally.
Please remember: The temporary emergency mechanism or any other measure for redistri-bution do not reduce the risks involved in the life-threatening journey across the Mediterra-nean Sea.
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