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Thursday 31 Dec 2015 - 14:14 Makkah mean time-20-3-1437
Berlin, (IINA) - A German newspaper published a report on Wednesday showing that Germany took in almost 1.1 million asylum-seekers this year, an all-time record and five times last year's total, AFP reported.
‘Saechsische Zeitung’, a regional daily newspaper, said that monthly arrivals for December reached an estimated 125,000 with 117,000 registered by December 29. This would bring the year's total to 1.09 million newcomers, compared to just over 200,000 last year.
The December arrivals figures represented a slowdown in the influx; 206,000 new asylum requests were registered in November, 181,000 in October and 164,000 in September.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has won praise and faced criticism as well for her decision in September to open Germany to a record wave of refugees, the majority of which from war-torn Syria.
Faced with opposition in her conservative camp and widespread concerns about an influx greater than one percent of the national population of 80 million, she has vowed steps to reduce numbers next year.
Her plan involves an EU deal with gateway country Turkey to better protect its borders, heightened security for the external frontiers of the 28-member union, and convincing other members of the bloc to take in more refugees.
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