Syrian refugees arrive at the camp for refugees and migrants in Friedland, Germany April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Daily Mail: Merkel offers cash handouts worth millions of pounds for migrants to return home in an embarrassing U-turn
* The German chancellor agreed measures to speed up deportation
* An estimated 450,000 rejected migrants are set to be sent home
* Scheme includes £76million of cash incentives to leave voluntarily
Angela Merkel will offer cash handouts worth millions of pounds for migrants to leave Germany in an effort to silence criticism of her ‘open-door’ border policy.
In a highly-embarrassing U-turn over the ill-fated plan, which saw 1.2million migrants flock to the country, Mrs Merkel has now vowed to send many of them home.
The German chancellor agreed a package of measures to speed up the deportation process for an estimated 450,000 migrants who have been rejected asylum.
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Update #1: Under fire at home and abroad, Angela Merkel faces 'toughest battle of her career' (The Telegraph)
Update #2: Angela Merkel Will Expel Asylum Seekers From Germany As Support For Muslim Migrants Collapses (Heat Street)
WNU Editor: This is what I call a classic government screw-up .... and one that many warned two years ago (this blogger included) would happen. Facing poor poll numbers, a dissatisfied base who are probably gong to stay home this year instead of voting for her, coupled with 450,000 rejected asylum requests (and climbing) .... she is now offering cash handouts for them to leave (which many will not respect). As for her own political party who are seeing these poll numbers .... they are getting desperate .... German Social Democrats refute finance minister's Schulz-Trump comparison (DW).
