Angela Merkel: What she says about her stance on the 2015 refugee crisis

«Article 1 of the Constitution, on human dignity, does not apply only to Germans». With this phrase the former chancellor Angela Merkel justifies its attitude at the outset refugee crisis in 2015in the new documentary by Arte “Angela Merkel – over time”.

“I do not know if this article is just an emotion. I, however, reject this interpretation. “The article was born out of a profound experience and has to do with our overall picture of humanity,” Merkel said in an interview with the chancellery last December. under dispute.

The former chancellor, who ehas been criticized at home for its stance on the refugee crisis, however, emphasizes that she did not feel alone, as, as she says, that was the common feeling in the country at that time. “People saw the situation and dealt with it. The mayors, the volunteers. “That’s why I did not feel alone at all,” he says. However, according to the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency, she expresses her disappointment at the failure to have a European approach to the issue. «It was clear that the problem was European. I would of course hope for more fairness in distribution. “This point remains open to this day, the disagreement on refugees and immigration,” he points out.

The former US President also appears in the documentary Barack Obama, who praises Mrs Merkel’s attitude at the time. «It was a dangerous political decision on her behalf. But morally, he was right. Her actions were an example of what Angela Merkel considered so morally important that she was ready to risk her office as well. “And that is what ultimately separates leaders from ordinary politicians,” said the former US president.