Germany is to restrict the number of entry points for migrants arriving via Austria, in a bid to control the flow as thousands cross into Bavaria daily, reports the BBC. It says it has reached agreement with Austria on five crossing points on their border. Authorities in Bavaria have complained a lack of co-ordination with Austria is hampering efforts to aid new arrivals. Many others continue to make their way via Greece, in freezing temperatures, hoping to get asylum in Germany. Meanwhile, more Read more [...]

However, the German interior ministry said a daily upper limit on border crossings had not yet been agreed by the two countries. "We would like to have a more orderly procedure," said a spokeswoman for Germany's interior ministry, with the new measures intended to reduce long waiting times to cross the border. The number of refugees crossing the Bavarian border remains high, and by midday on Saturday more than 1,000 migrants had either crossed into Germany or were waiting to enter at entry points Read more [...]

There's an old German saying that seems to have been forgotten in Berlin and Munich: If a donkey's feeling too comfy, he'll start dancing on ice. It is indeed the duty of functionaries of the governing parties to let Angela Merkel know in no uncertain terms if her actions will provoke resentment or protest. No other issue in her time in office has so far affected Germans so directly as the refugee crisis. And since Germans hate chaos, calls for the government to reestablish some sort of control Read more [...]