Germany just issued cryptic migration warning to Brussels and ECHR as Scholz vows deportation crack down

He also vowed to step up deportations or 'returns' of those who should not be in the country.

"We will have to do everything we can to ensure that those who cannot and are not allowed to stay in Germany are repatriated and deported," Scholz said.

Scholz has called on a a selection of countries to examine application of asylum rules across the EU.

The comments come in the wake of a stabbing attack which left 3 dead in the city of Solingen, involving a Islamic State Syrian asylum-seeker.

The stabbing comes ahead of three German state elections in which the right-wing party AfD is expected to win big.

Scholz's centre-left party is set to take a beating as disquiet on immigration rises.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which campaigns for a crackdown on migration, is leading in the polls in Saxony and Thuringia, where state elections are set for Sunday, and in Brandenburg, which has its election on Sept. 22.

Its not the first time however Scholz has ramped up rhetoric ahead of elections. He promised in October 2023 to ramp up deportations "big style" - a promise he repeated after his visit to the Solingen attack scene.

Shock waves were felt across Europe after the attack on Germany.

“What happened in Germany this weekend creates new impetus to discuss migration,” an EU diplomat said. “Incidents like this will happen. We’ve seen it in Germany. We’ve seen it in France.

"The Meloni government is pushing hard on this. So is the Netherlands, where migration is one of the major issues for the new coalition,” speaking to Politico.EU

The EU has signed off on the Migration Pact in June - but the impact of which won't fully come into force for another two years.