German regions get more migrant funds
 

German regions get more migrant funds
http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/t...=f&x=366&y=242Germany's federal government has pledged €4bn (£3bn; $4.5bn) to its regional states, double the current levels of funding, to help them cope with a record migrant influx.Berlin also said it would pay €670 per month for every asylum seeker taken in.Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke after her talks with 16 state gover**rs.She said Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro would be declared "safe countries of origin" to reduce the stream of people coming from there to Germany.