If needed, we can opt in later, said Spahn to the Bild am Sonntag. Minister Spahn mainly criticizes the procedure and a lack of transparency towards the public. The German media has not been covering the issue properly and German politicians have been debating the pact behind closed doors only, he added. It is the same as with the TTIP agreement and it only raises concerns.
Spahn’s initiative comes as a surprise given the fact that the UN pact on migration has already been approved by the union’s fraction in Bundestag. According to its statement, the pact should help to organize refugees and migration. In fact, Spahn is openly confronting his party’s leadership.
The non-legally binding pact is now to be adopted by UN member states, though some countries, including the US, Australia, Austria and the Czech Republic already showed their disagreement and willingness to opt out. The saxon organization of the CDU also stood against the pact and many Germans are applauding to the above-mentioned countries, at least on social media.
