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“The number of
migrants arriving on the Greek islands near Turkey has surged to
about 7,000 a day in the past week, migration experts working there
say.
On one day alone
this week, almost 2,000 migrants arrived on Italy's shores from
across the Mediterranean.”
BBC
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Big
rise in German attacks on migrant homes in 2015
BBC / EUROPE /
9-10-2015
The German
government says there have been almost 500 attacks on homes intended
for asylum seekers this year - three times more than in 2014.
German Interior
Minister Thomas de Maiziere called such violence "shameful".
Two-thirds of the attacks were carried out by locals who had no
previous criminal record, he said.
Germany expects to
host at least 800,000 asylum seekers this year.
Bavaria's leaders
have demanded that Berlin restrict the numbers arriving.
The southern state's
conservative CSU government opposes Chancellor Angela Merkel's
open-door policy for refugees. Yet formally the CSU is allied with
her Christian Democrats (CDU).
Many of the migrants
reaching central Europe via the Balkans have expressed a wish to
settle in Germany.
Germans are split
over Ms Merkel's welcome for refugees from Syria, Iraq and other
conflict zones. That welcome does not extend to non-EU economic
migrants.
Mr de Maiziere
called for tough action against those who attacked asylum seekers.
Some attacks were on empty buildings, but others targeted hostels
already occupied by migrants.
Those responsible
"must be made to understand that they are committing
unacceptable offences: assault, attempted murder, arson," he
said.
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| Horst Seehofer says Bavaria must step up emergency measures to handle the influx |
'Security issue'
In a statement on
Friday the Bavarian government threatened to go to the German
Constitutional Court to compel the federal government to impose a cap
on asylum seekers.
Horst Seehofer says
Bavaria must step up emergency measures to handle the influx
Bavaria received
241,000 migrants between 1 September and 5 October, of whom 86,000
were sent on to other German regions, the Munich authorities said.
Speaking at a news
conference, Bavarian state premier Horst Seehofer said "we need
to restrict immigration in order to maintain the public's solidarity
with those in need of protection".
He also said a cap
on the numbers was necessary "to guarantee our domestic
security".
He said the influx
was not posing a terrorism threat, but "it's a question of
criminality in the broadest sense".
Next year Bavaria
plans to appoint more than 3,700 extra public service staff to handle
the crisis.
Mr Seehofer's deputy
Ilse Aigner said Germany could expect as many as seven million
refugees, because of relatives legally joining those granted asylum
in Germany.
Mr Seehofer said
Bavaria should have the right to refuse entry to migrants at its
border with Austria. However, the federal - not Bavarian - police are
responsible for border controls.
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