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| Migrants reach Munich after long ordeal | Migrants reach Munich after long ordeal |
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| The first group of what are expected to be some 10,000 migrants have been greeted in Munich after an arduous journey through Hungary and Austria. | |
| German members of the public applauded and offered sweets as some 450 migrants arrived on a special train service. | German members of the public applauded and offered sweets as some 450 migrants arrived on a special train service. |
| The plight of the migrants has highlighted the EU's struggle to deal with a surge of asylum seekers | The plight of the migrants has highlighted the EU's struggle to deal with a surge of asylum seekers |
| Earlier this week there were chaotic scenes in Budapest as Hungary blocked them from travelling onwards. | Earlier this week there were chaotic scenes in Budapest as Hungary blocked them from travelling onwards. |
| Five things behind the migrant crisis | Five things behind the migrant crisis |
| Many migrants refused to be taken to camps in Hungary to register for asylum, insisting they wanted to travel on to Germany and Austria. | Many migrants refused to be taken to camps in Hungary to register for asylum, insisting they wanted to travel on to Germany and Austria. |
| Crowds broke through security lines and began walking 175km (108 miles) to the border, many with small children. | Crowds broke through security lines and began walking 175km (108 miles) to the border, many with small children. |
| Under mounting pressure, Hungary opened its border with Austria, which expects to have received some 10,000 people by the end of Saturday. | Under mounting pressure, Hungary opened its border with Austria, which expects to have received some 10,000 people by the end of Saturday. |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany can cope with an influx of newcomers, without raising taxes or jeopardising its budget. | |
| And Austria has said it will not limit the number of migrants crossing its borders, with an interior ministry spokesperson telling the BBC on Saturday that that the nation was dealing with an influx of people from "crisis regions" who were "desperate". | And Austria has said it will not limit the number of migrants crossing its borders, with an interior ministry spokesperson telling the BBC on Saturday that that the nation was dealing with an influx of people from "crisis regions" who were "desperate". |
| However, there is little sign of a co-ordinated EU response to the crisis, despite more than 350,000 migrants having crossed the EU's borders in 2015 alone. | However, there is little sign of a co-ordinated EU response to the crisis, despite more than 350,000 migrants having crossed the EU's borders in 2015 alone. |
| Europe's migrant crisis is "here to stay" and nations must act together to deal with it effectively, the EU's foreign policy chief said after "difficult" talks with foreign ministers in Luxembourg. | Europe's migrant crisis is "here to stay" and nations must act together to deal with it effectively, the EU's foreign policy chief said after "difficult" talks with foreign ministers in Luxembourg. |
| "In three months time, it will be other member states under the focus, and in six months, it could be others again," Federica Mogherini said. | |
| What can the EU do about the crisis? | What can the EU do about the crisis? |
| Germany, backed by the European Commission, has been pushing for a quota system for dividing the people reaching Europe between member states. But this has been opposed by several eastern members. | Germany, backed by the European Commission, has been pushing for a quota system for dividing the people reaching Europe between member states. But this has been opposed by several eastern members. |
| On Saturday, Hungary said that while it had temporarily relaxed restrictions on the transit of asylum seekers, it was pressing ahead with plans to tighten border controls and could send troops to its southern frontier if parliament agreed. | On Saturday, Hungary said that while it had temporarily relaxed restrictions on the transit of asylum seekers, it was pressing ahead with plans to tighten border controls and could send troops to its southern frontier if parliament agreed. |
| Hungary PM Viktor Orban: Antagonising Europe since 2010 | Hungary PM Viktor Orban: Antagonising Europe since 2010 |
| However Ms Mogherini said she was still optimistic that there would be progress. | |
| "I do have hope - I always have hope - but I have to admit that the discussion also today was a difficult one... No-one can have the illusion today that there is one single member state that is not concerned by this crisis. | |
| "We are all together in this, and the sooner we realise we have to take urgent decisions together - the better, and the [more] effective they will be." | |
| At the scene: Matthew Price, BBC News | At the scene: Matthew Price, BBC News |
| Our correspondent has been walking with hundreds of migrants travelling on foot to Austria. | Our correspondent has been walking with hundreds of migrants travelling on foot to Austria. |
| Are you among those trying to reach Austria? Have you been involved in these events? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experience. | Are you among those trying to reach Austria? Have you been involved in these events? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experience. |
| Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: | Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: |
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