Do you think the EU's plan to keep refugees at Europe's external borders and to check their chances of asylum there is good or bad?
(by party preference; only respondents who answered "good")
Characteristic
Share of respondents
AfD
92%
CDU/CSU
82%
FDP
73%
SPD
71%
Total
70%
³Ò°ùü²Ô±ð
44%
Linke
35%
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "So that refugees with few chances of being accepted are no longer allowed to enter the EU, the EU is planning to detain refugees at Europe's external borders and to check their chances of asylum there. Do you find this plan...
- good or
- not good?"
The statistics only show the proportion of respondents who answered "good".
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Opinions of keeping refugees at borders Germany 2023, by party preference
In 2023, around 92 percent of AfD voters thought that the EU's plan to keep asylum seekers at Europe's borders until they could verify that they are eligible to seek asylum was a good idea. By contrast, only 35 percent of Linke voters felt that way.
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ZDF Politbarometer. (June 15, 2023). Do you think the EU's plan to keep refugees at Europe's external borders and to check their chances of asylum there is good or bad? (by party preference; only respondents who answered "good") [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1394934/eu-border-refugee-policy-opinions-germany/
ZDF Politbarometer. "Do you think the EU's plan to keep refugees at Europe's external borders and to check their chances of asylum there is good or bad? (by party preference; only respondents who answered "good")." Chart. June 15, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1394934/eu-border-refugee-policy-opinions-germany/
ZDF Politbarometer. (2023). Do you think the EU's plan to keep refugees at Europe's external borders and to check their chances of asylum there is good or bad? (by party preference; only respondents who answered "good"). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1394934/eu-border-refugee-policy-opinions-germany/
ZDF Politbarometer. "Do You Think The Eu's Plan to Keep Refugees at Europe's External Borders and to Check Their Chances of Asylum There Is Good or Bad? (by Party Preference; Only Respondents Who Answered "Good")." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Jun 2023, /statistics/1394934/eu-border-refugee-policy-opinions-germany/
ZDF Politbarometer, Do you think the EU's plan to keep refugees at Europe's external borders and to check their chances of asylum there is good or bad? (by party preference; only respondents who answered "good") ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1394934/eu-border-refugee-policy-opinions-germany/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Do you think the EU's plan to keep refugees at Europe's external borders and to check their chances of asylum there is good or bad? (by party preference; only respondents who answered "good") [Graph], ZDF Politbarometer, June 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1394934/eu-border-refugee-policy-opinions-germany/
