Behind the scenes, CDU members are furious about Merz: "We feel like we've been ripped off"
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Report: Union and SPD clash over irregular migrationUnion and SPD are to submit working-group results by Monday, 5 p.m.; a report describes major differences over migration.
- Joint working groups are to submit written results by Monday, 5 p.m.; some had already completed theirs over the weekend.
- Reports indicate major differences concern taxes, social policy, and curbing irregular migration.
- Bild reported that a migration working-group meeting was broken off Thursday over IP-address retention, with both sides blaming each other.
- Before the coming weekend, the 19-member round is to discuss solutions; Merz aims for government formation by Easter.
The SPD has simply not understood that they lost the election because of migration, and that by refusing to address the issue they are strengthening the AfD.— The Union says in the migration debate during the coalition negotiations (as cited in the Focus live ticker).
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