German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that her country was facing "a great threat from terrorism," but that refugees are still welcome in Europe.
Refugees are still welcome in Europe, says German chancellor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that her country was facing "a great threat from terrorism," but that refugees are still welcome in Europe.
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Addressing the nation after a series of terrorist attacks, she said that terrorism was affecting "the whole continent" and that, while the recent attacks in German cities were horrifying - the country would not turn its back on those fleeing wars in the Middle East.
Merkel, who cut her vacation short in order to make the address, said her country needed "a better early warning system" and ways to detect radicalized extremists among migrants.
She also said there would be more security forces engaged in dealing with the problem, and that they would be given more resources.
According to her, terrorists want Europeans "to lose sight of what's important to them" - namely, "to destroy our unity and sense of togetherness, inhibit our way of life, our openness and our resolve to accept people who need help."
"They see hatred and fear among different cultures and religions. We are resolutely against that," said the German chancellor, adding that her country would speed up deportations of those whose asylum requests are rejected.
Ancient Europeans were running away from these people. It was stopped at the Balkans with some remnants showing(Albania taken latinized name by the Shiptars who are Kurds' next of kin,eastern Thrace taken by Turkish mongrel tribes); last invasion was Ottomans. Now a new invasion these past 40 years.
(comment, 30 July 2016 20:21)
What a price Europe has to pay so that narcisstic Merkel can hope for the Nobel Peace Prize. The next war in Europe will be her doing.
(Tony (a Brit in Berlin), 29 July 2016 00:01)
They keep saying that....and the threats still come, still hurt, still kill. She can't in that dumb head of hers put two and two together? She is just trying to keep her status. She doesn't care how many more lives will be lost because she wants to show that she is so generous and kind towards strangers even if they do turn out to be terrorists of any type!
(daa, 28 July 2016 19:54)
They keep saying that....and the threats still come, still hurt, still kill. She can't in that dumb head of hers put two and two together? She is just trying to keep her status. She doesn't care how many more lives will be lost because she wants to show that she is so generous and kind towards strangers even if they do turn out to be terrorists of any type!
(daa, 28 July 2016 19:54)
What a price Europe has to pay so that narcisstic Merkel can hope for the Nobel Peace Prize. The next war in Europe will be her doing.
(Tony (a Brit in Berlin), 29 July 2016 00:01)
Ancient Europeans were running away from these people. It was stopped at the Balkans with some remnants showing(Albania taken latinized name by the Shiptars who are Kurds' next of kin,eastern Thrace taken by Turkish mongrel tribes); last invasion was Ottomans. Now a new invasion these past 40 years.
(comment, 30 July 2016 20:21)
What a price Europe has to pay so that narcisstic Merkel can hope for the Nobel Peace Prize. The next war in Europe will be her doing.
(Tony (a Brit in Berlin), 29 July 2016 00:01)
They keep saying that....and the threats still come, still hurt, still kill. She can't in that dumb head of hers put two and two together? She is just trying to keep her status. She doesn't care how many more lives will be lost because she wants to show that she is so generous and kind towards strangers even if they do turn out to be terrorists of any type!
(daa, 28 July 2016 19:54)
Ancient Europeans were running away from these people. It was stopped at the Balkans with some remnants showing(Albania taken latinized name by the Shiptars who are Kurds' next of kin,eastern Thrace taken by Turkish mongrel tribes); last invasion was Ottomans. Now a new invasion these past 40 years.
(comment, 30 July 2016 20:21)