The focus: Markus Lanz in the evening!

The focus: Markus Lanz in the evening!

Deutschland - On June 11, 2025, the ZDF talk show "Markus Lanz" addresses the urgent questions of economic and migration policy in Germany. The program, which has been broadcast regularly since 2008, has also dealt with current political developments in this episode. In addition to the moderator Markus Lanz, different guests are expected to offer different perspectives on the topic.

The guests are Anke Rehlinger, who will take a position in the discussion about Alexander Dobrindt (CSU). In addition to her, Gordon Repinski will present an analysis of German Economic and Migration Policy. Moritz Schularick will explain how defense spending could potentially boost economic growth. Daniel Thym questions the situation at the German borders, in particular the practice of rejection of asylum seekers without valid papers.

political measures and border controls

as the ZDF , several measures have already been implemented under the new Federal Chancellor Alexander Dobrindt to tighten migration policy. Germany has again introduced systematic border controls and rejects asylum seekers without valid papers. This practice encounters considerable criticism, including from the neighboring countries of Austria and Poland, which fear possible violations of EU law.

The former federal police officer Jan Solwyn points out that the outward border of the EU is no longer between Germany and its neighbors, but between countries such as Bulgaria and Turkey or Poland and Belarus. Domestics in which Katharina Dröge from the Greens warns of a break with European law also reacts to these challenges.

criticism of the migration debate

Janine Wissler from the left describes the current debate about migration as a "sham debate" and instead demands measures that tackle the causes of flight. In their opinion, war, climate change and poverty are the central causes of migration, and Europe is not possible. Thomas de Maizière is also critical of the topic and warns against giving up Schengen because protection at the external borders is the best solution.

In addition, in March 2025, the EU Commission plans the introduction of a "return regulation" that is intended to facilitate deportations. The handling of the different points of view in migration policy is also highlighted in Markus Lanz's talk show.

long -term migration strategies

migration policy is a complex, transnational phenomenon that cannot simply be controlled unilaterally. It turns out that bilateral and European cooperation agreements are necessary to implement migration-political priorities sensibly, such as the