Posted on 09/11/2015 7:42:41 AM PDT by HomerBohn
VIENNA (AP) -- Desperate to head west even after Austria cut the number of border trains, a trickle of migrants marching toward Vienna swelled into a torrent Friday as thousands made their way toward the city on foot.
But the Austrian capital has only been a transit point for many of those arriving over the past week. Most have gone on to Germany, which saw its efforts to get fellow European Union nations to help share the burden firmly rejected Friday by four Central European nations.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier had urged fellow EU nations to give more help to those seeking safety in Europe, describing the influx as "probably the biggest challenge for the European Union in its history."
"No single country can resolve such a challenge alone - we need European solidarity," he told reporters in the Czech capital of Prague.
Despite his warning, he failed to persuade his Czech, Slovak, Polish and Hungarian counterparts to drop their objections to a proposed EU-wide quota system to help migrants already in the EU's most overburdened nations. Steinmeier then left a joint news conference early, allegedly due to a busy schedule.
Germany has already seen 450,000 migrants enter the country and is expecting at least 800,000 this year, the most in Europe.
"We need to have control over how many (migrants) we are capable of accepting," said Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek, who hosted the meeting.
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Where are the women, you might ask.
They're left behind, of course, to suffer whatever fate the cowardly men should have suffered.
Kinda makes one look fondly back at the days of border crossings and passport checks. Weird that a lot of 20 something young men are ‘refugees’. I’m sure none of them bear any ill will towards the civilized folks of E U rope.
Maybe taking down the Iron Curtain wasn’t such a great idea after all.
Yep, as crazy as it sounds, there was something to be said for the Cold War.
Why Fight at the Gates of Vienna when you are let in willingly?
“It means nothing to me....OH Viennaaaaaaa!!!!!”
- Ultravox.
The EU needs to fail badly and the nations return to maintaining their culture, currency and passport control.
Be careful what you wish for lefties. You’re gonna get it!
Not to worry, the Germans are good with trains.
Where they go and what happens when they get there? Up for grabs.
I do not believe the German trains will be going to MerkelWorld for too much longer.
Yup. Got it in one.
These are muslims. The trains will take them to luxury money and power. If it were Jews they would hit all the traditional destinations.
Vienna of my bucket list.
“When will you realize...Vienna waits for you.” - Billy Joel
Well soon after they’ll be living here in Allentown...
“Germany and Italy are committing suicide! “
Problem being?
My sons went to Europe for a backpack thing just before the Islamic Wave came. They did get a feel for the wave in Naples, where they said they feared for their lives. So in a sense, they got to see the old Europe, and the New Islamic Europe in the same trip...
Imagine Hitler and Mussolini commanding fearless, mindless, Islamic Warriors willing to die for Der Fuhrer and 72 little boys (and virgins). This is what Hitler wished he had in 1944. It is the worst case scenario for the Western World and Christianity...
Pay-per-view, anyone? ;)
Was in Paris on 9/11 and I witnessed the islamic hoards celebrating in the streets. France is done for ... it is only a generation away from muslim dominance. “ Demographics is destiny.” Mark Steyn
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