Belgium to take 250 refugees from Bavaria

In an effort to show its solidarity with the German (Bavarian) authorities, Belgium has offered to take 250 asylum seekers from the Germans. This was decided after the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel discussed the issue with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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The Belgian PM Charles Michel is willing to help out Angela Merkel.

How and when this will happen, will be decided later. Belgium will also supply more details about where the refugees will be given shelter at a later stage. The refugees will come from Bavaria, the southern German region where most of the migrants are entering the country.

Charles Michel (Francophone liberal) announced the news this afternoon: "The government chooses to give shelter to people on the run from violence and war. We are prepared to act as a safe haven. Solidarity is not just a cheap slogan to us."

In a statement, the government added that "Belgium already took its responsibility by creating thousands of extra places to accommodate asylum seekers, by hiring extra staff to deal with the influx and to earmark the necessary cash for this." The latest move to help Germany is a one-off decision, aimed at creating more solidarity among European countries.

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