Germany has ‘reached limit’ of its migrant intake, says president

Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for stronger controls on Europe’s borders to help nation, which takes in third of those who reach EU

Germany’s president has warned that the country has “reached the limit” of the number of migrants it can take in.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that the fact a third of all migrants who reach the EU come to Germany means that the country has “like Italy, reached the limit of what it can bear”.

Talking to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Wednesday, Mr Steinmeier said that he “took seriously the calls for help from local government” and added that “stronger controls and surveillance on Europe’s external borders” were necessary.

The role of president, while not one with policy-shaping power, comes with considerable political influence in Germany.

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