If We Rescued the Banks We Can Save Refugees, Merkel Says
Migrants walk on a platform after arriving from Budapest, at Vienna's Westbahnhof railway station, on Aug. 31.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany must respond to the European refugee crisis with the same resolve it showed in rescuing banks and her government will spend billions of euros to handle the tide of migrants.
As the migration of people fleeing war and poverty strains Germany’s welcome and sows discord in the European Union, Merkel warned on Monday that the the EU’s passport-free travel zone is at risk. EU governments also shouldn’t discriminate against refugees on the basis of their religion, she said.