Germany over the past week has taken in more than 40,000 people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Asia and Africa — and a poll has suggested broad support for the government's course. Still, Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said the sheer speed of arrivals was outpacing Germany's ability to provide emergency housing. He said Germany needed its European Union partners to agree to host some of the newcomers at a meeting Monday in Brussels. Several Eastern European nations have insisted Read more [...]

MUNICH (AP) — Embracing its role as a defender of those in need, Germany welcomed at least 10,000 more asylum seekers into the country Saturday. As officials worked to give all a firm roof over their weary heads, a packed stadium cheered some of the littlest newcomers, who walked in hand-in-hand with top soccer players. Germany over the past week has taken in more than 40,000 people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Asia and Africa — and a poll has suggested Read more [...]

Picture: Focus Information Agency Munich. Arriving by the thousands, refugees stream in to the swamped southern German city of Munich, the entry point to their "Eldorado" which officials say is starting to burst from the influx, AFP reported. On Saturday alone "at least 10,000 people" were expected at the train station in the Bavarian capital, said Eva Hinglein, spokesperson for the Upper Bavaria district. Between midnight and 10:30 am, authorities counted 3,600 Read more [...]

In Munich's central train station, where families and small groups of asylum applicants await trains to their next destinations in Germany, Obaida plays with his niece near a fruit juice shop as his mother leans against the bits and pieces of luggage they have managed to salvage from Syria. He has had his initial medical checkup and said he will soon leave for Sweden. Saad, also from Syria, has managed to get a train ticket for himself, his wife and child to Hamburg. They leave tomorrow, he Read more [...]

BERLIN — Climbing aboard fast, efficient trains and heading toward clean, safe beds, migrants by the thousands headed into Germany on Saturday, with the southern city of Munich expected to see 10,000 in one day alone. Chancellor Angela Merkel, fending off criticism from conservative critics, insisted that agreeing to take in those seeking asylum was “the right thing to do.” While Merkel’s deputy warned that the country is “reaching limits,” European nations traded jibes over how to deal Read more [...]

It all seems as smooth as the assembly line in a BMW factory. ‘People who arrive in Munich don’t get registered here at all – they’re distributed all over Germany, ‘ said Christoph Hillenbrand, senior administrator of the Upper Bavaria district around Munich. German officials are buying so many bunk beds for refugee centers that local supplies are often exhausted and orders are being made all the way to China. Around 25,000 arrivals within the weekend, just around 2000 have remained Read more [...]

In Munich, where many refugees pass through on their way to their final destination, IKEA has run out of beds as the local government has bought up the entire stock to house the new arrivals. “People who arrive in Munich don’t get registered here at all – they’re distributed all over Germany“, said Christoph Hillenbrand, senior administrator of the Upper Bavaria district around Munich. In August, approximately 120,000 refugees arrived at Munich’s train station with many others Read more [...]

September 8, 2015 (Investorideas.com stocks newswire) Over the past few days, Deutsche Bahn has done as much as possible to ensure that refugees arriving in Germany are transported safely to accommodation facilities located around the country. German officials are buying so many bunk beds for refugee centers that local supplies are often exhausted and Read more [...]

Hundreds of people were still queuing to register at the Aliens Office on Friday morning. 50 new arrivals were seen to urgently as well as 150 refugee candidates back with a summons. “We are expecting an initial bus carrying migrants from Germany” early in the afternoon, adds Dominique Ernould. Following a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday, Prime Minister Charles Michel agreed to take in 250 refugees currently in Bavaria. “The federal government aims to spread more Read more [...]

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