BERLIN (Sputnik) — Germany is among EU countries managing an escalating refugee crisis, as hundreds of thousands flee war-torn regions in the Middle East and North Africa, seeking refuge in the European Union. Many refugees head for Germany, one of the most prosperous states in the bloc.
The Federal Chancellery, responsible for dealing with refugees in Germany, held a conference call with representatives of the country's federal lands, and announced that deportations would be carried out at a faster pace than previously, and without warning, the German newspaper Bild reported.
The newspaper specified that the government's new deportation plan will not affect refugees from Iraq and Syria.
In addition, the government plans to deport unsuccessful asylum seekers regardless of the season, a process not commonly used in Germany, previously avoiding deportations during the November-March period.
New processes come in the wake of some 9,500 daily migrant arrivals at the German border, and the inability of authorities to provide sufficient resources.
Not only civil airplanes, but military transport could be used to deport those whose asylum claims have been rejected, Bild reported.
Last month, Chancellor Angela Merkel said that migrants from countries not suffering internal conflict and crises should not attempt to seek asylum in Germany.
