Lucy Hamilton
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So, more good stuff from today, from my Government to Slovenia to Hungary to Macedonia!
Frau Merkel asked for this, so she's getting it.
DAY THE EU FELL APART: Leaders rip chunks out of each other on worst day of migrant chaos
"EUROPE was plunged into unprecedented crisis tonight as EU leaders lined up to rip chunks out of each other on the worst day of migrant chaos to date.
As tear gas rained down on rioting migrants in Greece and France bickering countries squabbled over who should take the blame for the spiralling crisis which shows no sign of slowing.
Once again the cavernous divisions between different EU countries were laid bare for all to see, with Angela Merkel angrily defending Germany's role in the chaos amid sniping from other member states.
In a day of unprecedented migrant violence thousands of refugees smashed down a border fence between Macedonia and Greece whilst inhabitants of the Calais Jungle camp set fires and hurled rocks at police as they attempted to avoid eviction.
But the carnage wrought in those riots was matched by the diplomatic damage being done to the EU as member states turned on each other in savage fashion.
Mrs Merkel was on the back foot as she voiced her "despair" at other European nations which fail to share her dream for open door immigration.
Many EU states now deeply resent Germany and blame its leader for unleashing millions of migrants on the continent after she rashly promised all Syrians asylum.
Refusing to put a limit on the number of refugees entering her country, she defiantly told state broadcaster ARD: “Sometimes, I also despair. Some things go too slow. There are many conflicting interests in Europe.
“But it is my damn duty to do everything I can so that Europe finds a collective way.“
That stance has put Germany at loggerheads with its close neighbour Austria, which has announced a cap on daily asylum applications in a desperate bid to stop the flow of migrants.
Yesterday the country ratcheted up its attacks on Mrs Merkel to new heights, calling on her to fly migrants directly from Greece to Germany to alleviate the pressure on countries located between the two.
In a barbed interview defence minister Hans Peter Doskozil told Austria's Oe1 radio: "The German chancellor ... said that formally there is no upper limit in Germany. Then, I would invite her to take the people, who arrive in Greece now and whom she wants to take care of, directly to Germany."
His comments came after Greece hit out at the rest of Europe for abandoning it to cope with tens of thousands of migrants who are trapped at its northern border with Macedonia.
There were violent scenes yesterday as thousands of refugees tried to smash down a border fence and force their way into the tiny country, which they want to travel through on their way to Germany."
The rest of the article, with some amazing photographs of the "poor refugees" and THEIR VIOLENCE:
DAY THE EU FELL APART: Leaders rip chunks out of each other on worst day of migrant chaos
Frau Merkel asked for this, so she's getting it.
DAY THE EU FELL APART: Leaders rip chunks out of each other on worst day of migrant chaos
"EUROPE was plunged into unprecedented crisis tonight as EU leaders lined up to rip chunks out of each other on the worst day of migrant chaos to date.
As tear gas rained down on rioting migrants in Greece and France bickering countries squabbled over who should take the blame for the spiralling crisis which shows no sign of slowing.
Once again the cavernous divisions between different EU countries were laid bare for all to see, with Angela Merkel angrily defending Germany's role in the chaos amid sniping from other member states.
In a day of unprecedented migrant violence thousands of refugees smashed down a border fence between Macedonia and Greece whilst inhabitants of the Calais Jungle camp set fires and hurled rocks at police as they attempted to avoid eviction.
But the carnage wrought in those riots was matched by the diplomatic damage being done to the EU as member states turned on each other in savage fashion.
Mrs Merkel was on the back foot as she voiced her "despair" at other European nations which fail to share her dream for open door immigration.
Many EU states now deeply resent Germany and blame its leader for unleashing millions of migrants on the continent after she rashly promised all Syrians asylum.
Refusing to put a limit on the number of refugees entering her country, she defiantly told state broadcaster ARD: “Sometimes, I also despair. Some things go too slow. There are many conflicting interests in Europe.
“But it is my damn duty to do everything I can so that Europe finds a collective way.“
That stance has put Germany at loggerheads with its close neighbour Austria, which has announced a cap on daily asylum applications in a desperate bid to stop the flow of migrants.
Yesterday the country ratcheted up its attacks on Mrs Merkel to new heights, calling on her to fly migrants directly from Greece to Germany to alleviate the pressure on countries located between the two.
In a barbed interview defence minister Hans Peter Doskozil told Austria's Oe1 radio: "The German chancellor ... said that formally there is no upper limit in Germany. Then, I would invite her to take the people, who arrive in Greece now and whom she wants to take care of, directly to Germany."
His comments came after Greece hit out at the rest of Europe for abandoning it to cope with tens of thousands of migrants who are trapped at its northern border with Macedonia.
There were violent scenes yesterday as thousands of refugees tried to smash down a border fence and force their way into the tiny country, which they want to travel through on their way to Germany."
The rest of the article, with some amazing photographs of the "poor refugees" and THEIR VIOLENCE:
DAY THE EU FELL APART: Leaders rip chunks out of each other on worst day of migrant chaos