Suhl closes refugee accommodation: a new way for the city!

Suhl closes refugee accommodation: a new way for the city!

Suhl, Deutschland - There is movement in the position of the refugees in Suhl: The initial reception facility (EAE) on the Friedberg is finally closed. Thuringia's Interior Minister Georg Maier (SPD) has announced that the rental agreement with the owner of the buildings will not be extended, so that the closure is said to have been carried out by 2026. While the last residents' meeting took place two years ago, the next year will be scheduled for the coming year. In the past, the discourse around the future of the EAE, which was extremely unpopular among the residents. This annoyance is not unfounded, because the facility was always confronted with problems that made it difficult to live the residents' living together- there were disputes that even resulted in police and fire brigade operations, as from the reports of Insuedthueringen.de and mdr.de .

Maier grants massive defects in the facility and refers the conditions as no longer durable. In addition to conflicts among the residents, it is also not well ordered about the hygienic conditions in the accommodation. The indications of lack of space, lack of employment opportunities and lack of privacy are the everyday everyday life of many asylum seekers. In addition, there are different regulations for accommodation nationwide, which creates additional uncertainties. These problems are not only an issue in Suhl, but also affect many institutions in Germany, such as the German Institute for Human Rights emphasized.

The further procedure

The residents of the Suhl facility are gradually distributed to other cities such as Jena, Gera and Eisenberg. The hedgehog process for closing the EAE is already in full swing and is followed with great attention by the residents. The question remains where the refugees living in the EAE will go for a long time and whether the new locations can offer better conditions.

In the long term, Maier is already considering building a new initial reception facility in Thuringia. However, the exact location is still unclear. In view of the consistently critical conditions in the existing institutions, it is urgently needed to comply with human rights standards and to take into account the special protection -related groups. Compliance with regulations that are anchored in the European reception guideline is indispensable to enable asylum seekers to make a decent life.