Under-pressure Germany orders UK to take its fair share of migrants

[super jumbe]

Of 26 countries forming the Schengen zone, whose members do not have border or passport Germany's interior minister Thomas de Maiziere has called on Britain to take more migrants as the crisis continues to escalate across the European Union. An estimated 800,000 applications for asylum are expected to be processed in Germany alone in 2015 ? more applications then taken by all 28 EU countries combined last year.

Germany is one controls between each another, allowing free movement across the EU. Now, de Maiziere says Britain should take more migrants despite not being part of the Schengen zone.

"Of course Britain has a special role," de Maiziere told the BBC. "It is not part of Schengen, but all EU countries must become more aware of their responsibilities." When asked if he meant Britain should take more refugees de Maiziere said "yes". Currently, thousands of migrants are camped in Calais and attempting to reach Britain, which has sent police and fences to France to keep them out.

Although almost all migrants currently land in Greece and Italy, many head north in a bid to claim asylum in more affluent countries. Maiziere ? a key ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel ? said the Schengen Agreement could be put at risk unless member countries faced up to their responsibilities.



"If nobody sticks to the law, then Schengen is in danger, that's why we urgently need European solutions," said de Maiziere. He spoke as Germany experiencing an increase in attacks on migrants, with some 150 attacks on migrant shelters in the first six months of 2015. In the latest attack, a shelter in Bavaria was firebombed by suspected right-wingers on Friday (21 August).

According to the EU border agency Frontex, 340,000 migrants have landed in the EU so far this year. The influx has been called "the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War" by one senior EU official.

Currently, thousands of migrants are engaged in running battles with police as they attempt to reach Macedonia from Greece on their way north. Many of these are expected to head for Germany, Scandinavia and Britain.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/under-pressure-germany-orders-uk-100909416.html#M7cs07y

[super jumbe]

No problem Germany, we got sinking boat no housing!!!

[ifred]

Everyone seems to forget they must claim asylum in the first EU country they arrive in.
Also there's 400 village empty in northern Spain crying out for new residents.
All we need is to get broadband internet to those abandoned village then they will flock to them
or am I missing something

[rds60h]

That is the crucial point ifred !!
Asylum is supposed to be claimed in the first "safe" country encountered, so as soon as they have crossed any further borders they are no longer legitimate Asylum Seekers, once they have crossed those borders they then just become Illegal Immigrants and so should be treated as such.

[DOUGALMCD]

The big issue is that once their families and cousins hear they all got taken on the conveyer belt will get worse it will be like never ending story. The issue lies in the countries that they come from and has to be looked at. I can't move up the road to millionaires row because I don't like it down where I stay.

[ifred]

Quite right Dougal!
If we got them to camp at millionaire row first, something will happen to sort it out quite quick I'm sure.

[gmb45]

err who made the rules ? no good crying now, and with 8 million immigrants/migrants in the country in total ( this includes from years back ) i think we have more than our fair share.

[Meat-Head]

Do Whst Germany do, not working after 6 months, they get exported

[ifred]

Agree meaty, have their ECU remapped with new location.......sorted!!

[Wolfpack]

All European countries need to do is control their own borders. Ronald Regan said a country without borders isn't a country. Just look at the US. We let anyone run across cause we don't like doing the lawn work.

[nara]

Just look at the US. We let anyone run across cause we don't like doing the lawn work.

You're all too obese and lazy to cut your own lawns.

[GastonJ]

Does anyone in the US know the rest of the world, apart from oil producing countries obviously, exists?

[super jumbe]

Does anyone in the US know the rest of the world, apart from oil producing countries obviously, exists?

YES!!!Guantanamo :

[Wolfpack]

Does anyone in the US know the rest of the world, apart from oil producing countries obviously, exists?

It might me true most Americans only think for themselves but i know what is going on. I'm very pleased Europe is taking the Muslims and not America. Soon you will be praying to Allah When they take over the UK, France and Germany. If you don't believe it. look into the future and tell me what you see for Europe. The only problem we in America will have is when ordering a Big Mac ( Cause we are all Fat ) is we will have to speak Spanish to do so.

YES!!!Guantanamo :

If you don't like Guantanamo that houses people who want to kill everything we in the western world live for we can close it and send them to London. I'm sure you will set them up all the welfare they can handle.