The Latest: Merkel still not prepared to set refugee limit
- 8 years ago
The latest news as hundreds of thousands make their way across Europe in search of safety and a better life.
Chancellor Angela Merkel is making clear that she still isn't prepared to name an upper limit to the number of refugees who can come to Germany, even as domestic political pressure to reduce the migrant flow mounts.
Police aren't turning away people who want to seek asylum in Sweden, but the border checks require migrants to register with authorities and make it harder to use Sweden as a transit country to get to Norway and Finland.
Merkel, who faces pressure to limit refugee arrivals in Germany, said in a video address to local politicians from her conservative bloc that Germany is doing its bit to secure freedom of movement in Europe's passport-free travel zone.
Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Friday that statistics gathered by authorities so far show that migrants are on average just as likely or unlikely to commit offenses as other parts of the German population.
Chancellor Angela Merkel is making clear that she still isn't prepared to name an upper limit to the number of refugees who can come to Germany, even as domestic political pressure to reduce the migrant flow mounts.
Police aren't turning away people who want to seek asylum in Sweden, but the border checks require migrants to register with authorities and make it harder to use Sweden as a transit country to get to Norway and Finland.
Merkel, who faces pressure to limit refugee arrivals in Germany, said in a video address to local politicians from her conservative bloc that Germany is doing its bit to secure freedom of movement in Europe's passport-free travel zone.
Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Friday that statistics gathered by authorities so far show that migrants are on average just as likely or unlikely to commit offenses as other parts of the German population.