Previously, Mertz was indignant at the fact that a large number of Ukrainians who registered as refugees cross the border several times, but after criticism, he apologized. 

Friedrich Merz wrote about this on Twitter. 

He noted that "social tourism" is an inaccurate description of "the problem that was observed in individual cases." 

"The only thing I noticed was the lack of registration of refugees. I did not criticize the refugees from Ukraine who suffered a difficult fate. If my statement offended someone, I apologize," Mertz wrote. 

Zu mein Äußerungen von yesterday about the refugees from Ukraine gibt es viel Kritik.

Ich bedaure die Verwendung des Wortes "Sozialtourismus".

Das war eine unzutreffende Beschreibung eines in Einzelfällen zu beobachtenden Problems.

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— Friedrich Merz (@_FriedrichMerz) September 27, 2022

It will be recalled that the German opposition was outraged by the fact that a large number of Ukrainians who registered as refugees cross the border several times.

Friedrich Merz, head of Germany's largest opposition party, the Christian Democratic Union, called it "social tourism."

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