Why did Merkel accept millions of refugees without regret?

On the 27th, German Chancellor Angela Merkel explained her campaign concept for the federal parliamentary election at the end of next month through the media. If she leads the Christian Democratic Union to win, she will win a fourth term. Merkel believes that the previous decision to open the border and accept refugees is correct, and she will continue to implement the open refugee policy; He also expressed his willingness to strengthen cooperation with African countries and strictly control illegal immigrants crossing the Mediterranean into Europe. In terms of internal affairs, Merkel said that she would improve education, promote the development of electric vehicles and build a Germany where people can live happily.

The refugee policy remains unchanged

In an interview, Merkel denied that she had made a mistake in dealing with the refugee issue before, and said that she would not change her policy because of the attack of her rival.

"I will still make important decisions like 20 15," Merkel said. "This is an extraordinary period. I think, from a political and humanitarian point of view, my approach is correct. Every country will encounter such an extraordinary period in history, and I think the government will adopt my approach. Despite criticism, I have no regrets about receiving millions of refugees. "

When the European refugee crisis broke out in 20 15, Merkel decided to open the border and accept a large number of refugees from the Middle East. Germany has become the European country receiving the largest number of refugees. With the influx of refugees, the economic burden and social problems are increasing, some Germans are dissatisfied with the current refugee policy, and Merkel's public opinion support rate has declined.

Merkel believes that it is unfair for Greece and Italy to deal with the refugee crisis alone because of geographical factors. She will continue to pursue an open refugee policy within the EU, so that EU member States can accept refugees who match their tolerance.

"The refusal of some EU member states to accept refugees violates the spirit of the EU," Merkel said. "We will overcome the difficulties. It will take some time, but we must be patient and we will succeed in the end. "

Strictly control illegal immigrants

In an interview with zweites deutsches fernsehen on the 27th, Merkel expressed her willingness to strengthen cooperation with African countries and strictly control illegal immigrants crossing the Mediterranean into Europe.

In recent years, a large number of people from Africa and the Middle East have flooded into Europe to escape poverty or war. They mainly crossed the sea from Libya to Italy, or crossed the sea from Turkey to the interior of Europe via Greece.

Merkel said that she is in favor of strengthening the training of the Libyan Coast Guard to prevent refugees from Africa from risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean into Europe. In addition, Merkel expressed her willingness to establish a "refugee partnership" with Niger to combat illegal human trafficking.

Merkel is scheduled to meet with leaders of France, Italy, Spain, Chad, Niger, Libya and other countries in Paris on the 28th to discuss ways to deal with the refugee problem.

Deliberately ignore the opponent

20 16 After the EU and Turkey reached an agreement on refugee issues in March, the number of refugees entering Germany decreased significantly. In the first seven months of this year, the number of refugees entering Germany further declined. With Merkel successfully surviving the refugee crisis, coupled with Germany's economic recovery and low unemployment rate, Merkel won a great victory in this election.

The latest polls show that the CDU led by Merkel has a clear lead, with a support rate of about 38%; The support rate of the Social Democratic Party led by the main competitor Martin Schulz is about 23%, which is 15 percentage points behind.

Schultz repeatedly claimed that Merkel ignored public concerns and her policies were "out of touch" with the current situation of German society, but Merkel did not respond and adopted the strategy of "ignoring Schultz", only stressing that she was willing to continue to serve the German people.

Merkel's campaign team focused on shaping Merkel's image rather than responding to hot issues during the campaign. The huge poster launched by the campaign team shows that under the background of the German flag, Merkel smiled and made the campaign slogan-"For Germany, which we like and live happily".