How much longer can Germany keep its doors open to refugees?

Refugees:  The country responded generously as Angela Merkel’sthrew open the borders, but as 1,000 people a day arrive in the capital alone some doubts are being voiced
The Rudolf Harbig hall in west Berlin is normally used for athletics. The complex has a track, an indoor sandpit for long jump and a gallery for spectators. Nearby is the monumental Olympic stadium, the scene of the 2006 World Cup final and other major sporting events.

On Friday, however, the hall was being transformed into emergency accommodation for refugees, now arriving in the German capital at the astonishing rate of 1,000 a day. Soldiers from the German army were unloading mattresses. New camp beds had arrived. Some 15 volunteers were busy stuffing colourful covers on duvets.

“We’re sacrificing our gold medal to help people in need,” said Thomas Glückselig, lugging a mound of bedding. “Great Britain will get the gold instead of us,” he joked. Glückselig, a 60-year-old Berlin pensioner, said Germany had no choice but to shelter all of those fleeing war. But could the country manage? “If we can save banks, we can save people. We want to do it and we can do it,” he replied. What about other EU countries, such as Britain and the east Europeans, whose leaders appeared less keen on refugees than Angela Merkel? “If England wants to be in Europe, you have to do more. You can’t shut your tunnel,” he said.

There are currently more than 250,000 unprocessed asylum applications. Germany’s much-criticised migration ministry says it is urgently recruiting extra staff. It wants to reduce the waiting time for an asylum decision from at least five months to three. Other professionals also have to be hired: language teachers, classroom assistants, psychologists. Berlin’s multi-ethnic Neuköln district offers 13 different German courses for beginners. All are full. - Read More at the guardian
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