States of Germany

Town declares day of mourning after drunk driver kills 4

Four workers returning home from a local factory died when their Audi collided with a Skoda that was, according to media reports, driven by a drunk driver.

Among the victims are brothers Milija and Petar Paunovic, aged 21 and 24. Ivana Jokovic (33) and Bojan Lazovic (24) also died, while two women suffered serious injuries.

Euobserver: Germany Eyes First Federal Migrant Repatriation Centre

Germany is set to create its first federal migrant repatriation centre over the summer, reports EUobserver. 

State secretary Stephan Mayer told the newspaper that the centre was a top priority for the new government. The centre is likely to be built in Bavaria or in Hessen. The aim is to speed up returns of people whose asylum requests have been rejected.

Merkel: Islam is Part of Germany!

She's been chancellor of Germany for 12 years, reduced to a caretaker for the past six months until she could form a new government. Today (March 21), Angela Merkel gave the first speech of her latest term to parliament, addressing the controversial topic of migrants and their place in German society.

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