German Cities Fear Complete Social Collapse Under Refugee Pressure
SputnikNews.com
25.01.2016
German’s federal states are appealing to the German Government to step in and take action over EU citizens claiming social assistance, which they claim is draining them of resources and causing the system to collapse amid the refugee crisis.
The federal states are reeling from two separate crises. One of them is the refugee problem, in which over a million people have fled to Germany from war-torn nations such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. The second is EU citizens claiming state benefits in Germany, which is costing the country another US$650 million a year. The federal states say the system cannot handle the avalanche of claims.
The chief executive of German Towns and Municipalities, Gerd Landsberg, said a Federal Court ruling that allows EU citizens to claim social assistance after a short stay is bleeding the system.
“The world has dropped on us an enormous cost avalanche. For the local authorities this jurisprudence has dramatic consequences.”
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