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Merkel Under Pressure Over Refugees as Opposition Spills on to Streets

Merkel Under Pressure Over Refugees as Opposition Spills on to Streets German Chancellor Angela Merkel is coming under severe pressure over her ‘open door’ policy on refugees and migrants as her Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere joined calls for a cap on the number coming into the country. Merkel has been criticized in Germany and outside for encouraging the mass migration which has led to millions moving within Europe and the closure of borders, challenging one of the fundamental principles of the European Union — the freedom of movement. Merkel’s personal popularity has plummeted since the start of the crisis and there… View Article