Germany Agrees Refugee Package as Support for Merkel Slips

 
Reuters, 29/09 13:15 CET

By Madeline Chambers

BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet agreed a package of measures on Tuesday to help German towns cope with the influx of asylum seekers, as a poll showed her conservatives dipping to a one-year low on concerns about her handling of the crisis.

Merkel has drawn criticism, especially among conservatives, for fuelling the influx by effectively giving asylum seekers the green light to come to Germany. Towns and cities in Europe’s biggest economy are struggling to cope with 800,000 refugees and migrants escaping war and poverty expected this year.

German police said they had registered 5,380 people entering Germany illegally, up from 4,160 on Sunday.

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Source: Euronews