Germany Refugees: Influx Should Be Limited, Finance Minister Says

Since the influx of migrants is difficult to manage, restrictions towards the huge waves of refugees going into the European Union should be strictly implemented, said the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, on Sunday.

"We need to limit the influx to Europe," Schaeuble said during an interview with ZDF on Sunday, NDTV reported. "The EU will do that very quickly now, above all with Turkey." Schaeuble did not give details about the statement.

A report released by a German newspaper said that the European Commission has a different plan with Turkey. They agreed that the refugees going into Europe should be controlled right in the Turkish fronts together with Greece by setting up new camps and dwellings, Reuters reported.

But, according to an EU official, this report was beyond what the real negotiations going on between Brussels and Ankara entailed.

Germany's cities and smaller towns can no longer bear the weight of additional refugees going in the country. The issue with migrants is not a financial one but more of an "organizational problem," according to a Berlin Refugee Council official.

The authorities were not prepared to provide assistance during registration, and did not have the funding, accommodation, nor ability to give health check-ups and verify identification of all the 200,000 refugees that set foot on German soil in September, The Atlantic reported.

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Refugees, Syrian refugees, European Commission, Turkey, Greece, Europe
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