Merkel’s Liberal Refugee Policy ‘Unsustainable In Long-Term’: France’s PM

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s liberal refugee policy, which brought 1.1 million asylum seekers to Germany in 2015, is not sustainable in the long run, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (above right) warned Friday.

“This policy, which is justified temporarily, is unsustainable in the long term,” he told German regional media group Funke, pointing to the limited capacity not just in Germany, but also across Europe, to receive newcomers.