Merkel has been accused by her allies in Bavaria - the entry point to Germany for most migrants - and some eastern EU neighbors of fuelling the influx of people by effectively giving refugees from Syria a green light to come to Germany.Berlin expects at least 800,000 economic migrants and war refugees this year alone. While some Germans warmly welcome people fleeing conflict in the Middle East and Africa, others are concerned about how easily they can be integrated.In a survey published in Der Spiegel Read more [...]

By our dpa-correspondent and Europe Online         Dusseldorf (dpa) - Youth hostels in five German states will temporarily accommodate 3,800 refugees beginning on October 1, the head of the German Youth Hostel Association said Saturday.Hostels in North Rhine Westphalia, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt, Lower Saxony and Bremen will clear entire houses Read more [...]

Big Bear Lake, CA. September 26, 2015 – The year was 1810, the place was southern Germany, Bavaria, and life was hard. It was the month of October and all of the countryside had been working day and night to finish their fall harvest and prepare for the onset of winter. While the plow horses were working and the farmers’ days were filled from sun up to sun down, there were some other preparations being made as well. Prince Ludwig I and his entire court were preparing for his upcoming marriage Read more [...]