Progress in migration policy: Bremerhaven sets new accents!

Progress in migration policy: Bremerhaven sets new accents!

Bremerhaven, Deutschland - On June 14, 2025, the Interior Ministers' Conference (IMK) took place in Bremerhaven, in which interior ministers and senators took part in the federal states. A central topic was migration policy, which was described by Interior Minister René Wilke as crucial for strengthening the security architecture in Germany. According to [Cityreport.pnr24-online.de] (https://cityreport.pnr24-online.de/wilke-zu-bansen-der-frueh annual conference-in-bremerhaven/), the discussion about around 80 agenda items was intensive and solution-oriented.

Another focus was on the rapid implementation of the reform of the common European asylum system (GEAS) in German law. The aim is to reduce the interfaces between the different authorities in order to accelerate the asylum procedure. In addition, the BUND is intended to build and operate asylum centers for the EU external border process in order to create a clearer structure in the asylum procedure.

migration policy in focus

The conference also decided to reject the return on the process of more and to include the countries of origin in the procedures. India, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia are to be included in the list of safe countries of origin. Furthermore, it was demanded that the Federal Ministry of the Interior create temporary residence permits for tolerance owners to improve their legal situation.

An important element in migration policy will also be the newly built "Dublin Center" in Eisenhüttenstadt. This center, which consists of two parts of the building - a women and families traveling alone, the other for men traveling alone - offers space for up to 150 people. Tagesschau.de reports that asylum seekers who came to Germany from Poland are located centrally. The intended procedure is a maximum of two weeks to improve the processes between the state authorities and the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.

internal security and population protection

The IMK also addressed internal security in Germany. One spoke out for the equipment of the security authorities with contemporary powers. Particular attention was paid to the need to develop IT applications for the subsequent biometric comparison that corresponds to data protection and AI regulations. Another urgent concern was the introduction of a three -month storage obligation to combat sexual violence against children and adolescents.

Another central point was population protection. Here the ministers demanded an investment volume of at least ten billion euros to strengthen modern civil protection structures by 2029. The federal government should also contribute another 20 billion euros to ensure civil defense. The importance of the fire brigades and aid organizations was emphasized as indispensable.

While the Interior Ministers' Conference is working towards defined goals, the EU is faced with the challenge of managing the migration flows and safely managing the external borders. [europarl.europa.eu] (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/de/article/20170629/die-answer-der-eu-au-au- and-asyl) emphasizes that a new screening procedure is improved and improve the external borders Should enable asylum procedures.

The next interior ministers' conference is scheduled for December in Bremen. In the meantime, it remains to be seen how the measures adopted are implemented in practice and what effects this will have on asylum policy in Germany.