Germany refuses to take any more EU migrants as boats forced to queue in Italian docks

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Germany will stop accepting migrants from Italy under an EU resettlement plan in a major blow to European unity amid rising numbers of arrivals across the Mediterranean.

Berlin’s refusal sets up a stand-off after Italy backed out of a deal to take back migrants who initially landed on their coast.

“Given the currently high migratory pressure on Germany, the ongoing suspension of Dublin transfers by some member states, including Italy, reinforces the major challenges Germany is currently facing in terms of its reception and accommodation capacity,” the German interior ministry said.

The development came as boatloads of asylum seekers on Wednesday queued up to land on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, the gateway to Europe.

Germany refuses to take any more EU migrants as boats forced to queue in Italian docks (msn.com)

Edited September 13, 2023 by pellinore

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Hmm... they must be nearing the point of maximum saturation.  Next will come the equilibrium of misery.  

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FWIW, the same is happening here -

U.N. pronounces U.S.-Mexico border the world's deadliest for migrants - Washington Times