- A bitter wind blows across the empty sports fields on the road out of Herzogenrath-Merkstein, a small community in the far west of Germany.
- At the start of August, Mayor Sibylle Keupen pulled the emergency brake and announced that the city would not accept any more war refugees or asylum-seekers for the time being.
- The mayor supports the demand from the Association of German Cities and German County Association.
Refugees: German cities are reaching their limits 25.09.2022

