Germany On Course To Receiving 1m Asylum-seekers

Germany has registered 964,574 new asylum-seekers in the first 11 months of the year, putting it on course for more than a million in 2015. The number of migrants arriving has not slowed despite the winter cold, with a record high of 206,101 in November.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in August that the country expected 800,000 asylum-seekers over the year.

The Refugee Crisis Could Actually Be a Boom For Germany

Fans present a large banner reading 'Say it loud, say it clear. Refugees are welcome here' during the soccer test match between second division club of FC St. Pauli and first division club Borussia Dortmund in Hamburg on Sept. 8. (Daniel Bockwoldt/AP)

By Anthony Faiola September 10 at 12:00 AM

BERLIN — The rest of Europe may see a crisis as a record number of asylum seekers flood the continent from Syria and other pockets of conflict and poverty. But Germany — the region’s economic powerhouse — is also sensing a golden opportunity.