German Chancellor and state governors agree new measures to curb migration

Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors have agreed on new and stricter measures to curb the high number of migrants flowing into the country (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa/AP)

Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors have agreed on new and stricter measures to curb the high number of migrants flowing into the country, reaching a compromise on an issue that has become a huge political problem for the government and a hot topic in society.

The new measures include speeding up asylum procedures, benefit restrictions for asylum-seekers, and more financial aid from the federal government for the states and local communities dealing with the influx.