Germany could not have gained control over the refugee situation if Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had not decided to close his country’s borders, Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer told the German all-news channel N24. “We will be thankful for what Orbán does”, he added. Mr. Seehofer, who is also leader of the conservative CSU, Bavaria’s governing party and the smaller member of the CDU-CSU party alliance which governs the country in a grand coalition with the Social Democrats, Read more [...]

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People dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes take part in the Oktoberfest parade in Munich, Germany, September 20, 2015. — Reuters picCINCINNATI, Sept 21 — Oompah bands push their brass instruments to the limit as a group of locals sporting lederhosen and dirndl dresses raise their beer steins to loud cheers. It could be a scene from Bavaria but instead it is in the US heartland city of Cincinnati, which celebrated one of the largest Read more [...]

When the annual Oktoberfest beer bonanza kicked off in Munich on Saturday, Hamado Dipama wasn’t in the mood for celebrating. As boisterous Bavarians in lederhosen and busty dirndl dresses headed to the beer tents, Mr Dipama, a wiry 41-year-old originally from Burkina Faso in western Africa, helped co-ordinate the latest tired arrivals to Munich from Syria, Eritrea and other war zones. Mr Dipama is local spokesman for the ProAsyl refugee council in Bavaria and a Munich native for 13 years. But Read more [...]

When the annual Oktoberfest beer bonanza kicked off in Munich on Saturday, Hamado Dipama wasn’t in the mood for celebrating. As boisterous Bavarians in lederhosen and busty dirndl dresses headed to the beer tents, Mr Dipama, a wiry 41-year-old originally from Burkina Faso in western Africa, helped co-ordinate the latest tired arrivals to Munich from Syria, Eritrea and other war zones. Mr Dipama is local spokesman for the ProAsyl refugee council in Bavaria and a Munich native for 13 years. But Read more [...]

When the annual Oktoberfest beer bonanza kicked off in Munich on Saturday, Hamado Dipama wasn’t in the mood for celebrating. As boisterous Bavarians in lederhosen and busty dirndl dresses headed to the beer tents, Mr Dipama, a wiry 41-year-old originally from Burkina Faso in western Africa, helped co-ordinate the latest tired arrivals to Munich from Syria, Eritrea and other war zones. Mr Dipama is local spokesman for the ProAsyl refugee council in Bavaria and a Munich native for 13 years. But Read more [...]

When the annual Oktoberfest beer bonanza kicked off in Munich on Saturday, Hamado Dipama wasn’t in the mood for celebrating. As boisterous Bavarians in lederhosen and busty dirndl dresses headed to the beer tents, Mr Dipama, a wiry 41-year-old originally from Burkina Faso in western Africa, helped co-ordinate the latest tired arrivals to Munich from Syria, Eritrea and other war zones. Mr Dipama is local spokesman for the ProAsyl refugee council in Bavaria and a Munich native for 13 years. But Read more [...]

Saudi Arabian King Salman will fund construction programme in GermanyPoliticians say the offer is 'cynical' because of the nation's foreign policyThey argue that Saudi Arabia should help by taking in some migrantsAlso say that they are creating refugees with military campaign in Yemen By Allan Hall In Berlin for MailOnline Published: 18:52 GMT, 20 September 2015 | Updated: 00:00 GMT, 21 September 2015 Read more [...]

The human and physical resources of Bavaria are being stretched by the tens of thousands of refugees and migrants who have arrived at Munich’s central train station from Austria. Although the number of arrivals has diminished from 14,000 on September 12th due to the closure of borders by transit countries, they still constitute a major challenge. After preliminary processing in tented facilities at the station, newcomers board buses for accommodation in various localities. Elise, a doctor working Read more [...]

The human and physical resources of Bavaria are being stretched by the tens of thousands of refugees and migrants who have arrived at Munich’s central train station from Austria. Although the number of arrivals has diminished from 14,000 on September 12th due to the closure of borders by transit countries, they still constitute a major challenge. After preliminary processing in tented facilities at the station, newcomers board buses for accommodation in various localities. Elise, a doctor working Read more [...]