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by Soeren Kern • May 11, 2018 at
5:00 am
- One of Germany's
leading economists, Hans-Werner Sinn, warned that the migrant
crisis could end up costing German taxpayers more than one
trillion euros: "The cost to the taxpayer could also be
higher. So far, there are about 1.5 million migrants who have come
to Germany since 2015. And no: They are not dentists, lawyers
and nuclear scientists, but mostly underqualified immigrants,
who have arrived in the promised land... where the standard of
living without employment is higher than in many countries of origin
with employment."
- In his first media
interview as the new head of the influential GdP police union in
North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Michael Mertens was asked if there
are any no-go zones in NRW, Germany's most populous state. He
replied: "There are areas where police do not go alone,
only in large teams. Such areas are now present in almost all
NRW cities.
- "We now have new
phenomenon in having refugees or people of Arab origin who are
bringing another form of anti-Semitism back into the country.
This dismays us." — German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Germany's
top music prize, the Echo Music Award, was awarded on April 12 to
Kollegah and Farid Bang, a Muslim rap duo accused of singing
anti-Semitic lyrics. The prize, awarded on Holocaust Remembrance Day,
sparked public outrage. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
April 1. Senior German officials, including Chancellor
Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, always quick to
outdo each other with good wishes for Islamic festivals, failed to
greet Germans for Easter, the most important Christian festival. By
contrast, Aiman Mazyek, the head of the Central Council of Muslims
in Germany, did offer Easter greetings: "I wish you all peaceful
and relaxing holidays. Happy Easter to the Christians, a happy
'Passover' to the Jews and a few contemplative days to the
non-believers. #Variety makes you strong."
April 2. German churches were sheltering 611 illegal
migrants at the end of March, up from 530 at the end of December
2017. Many churches in Germany provide refuge for refugees who face
deportation or fear social and psychological hardships. German
authorities tolerate church asylum, although there is no legal basis
for it, according to the newsmagazine, Focus.
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