Migrant Crises: Germany to speed up asylum process

To speed up the asylum process, Germany has unveiled new plans, after the governing coalition resolved a rift on the issue, on Friday, a media report said.

Angela Merkel, Germany Chancellor said her government would create up to 5 special centres for asylum-seekers deemed to have little chance of living, a report from BBC said.

Migrant Crises: Germany to speed up asylum process

“We took a good and important step forward,” said Merkel, whose open-door refugee policy has come in for strong criticism in Germany.

The matter was discussed for weeks between junior coalition partners and Merkel’s Christian Democrats, the Social Democrats.

From countries deemed safe, the 5 special centres would hold migrants, includes those barred from re-entering Germany, even those refusing to cooperate.

Cases could be heard in a week, in an accelerated asylum process, not months, even appeals would take only a further two weeks. Even most could expect to be deported.

At least 800,000 asylum seekers, German authorities expect to receive by the end of this year.