Меркел заклейми ксенофобията и агресията към бежанци

German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the violence against refugees that has rocked Saxony's Heidenau over the weekend, during a joint press conference with French President Francois Hollande in Berlin, Monday. "It is disgusting how right-wing extremists and neo-nazis try to spread dull messages of hate" the German leader said, adding "but it is as shameful to see citizens, even families with children among them, support these things." Hollande supported Merkel and emphasised that Europe needs to organise to develop coherent politics in order to effectively counter the refugee crisis. Some 93 refugees arrived at a new refugee shelter in Heidenau last Friday, sparking far-right and neo-nazi protests as well as clashes with counter-demonstrators and police at the facility's doorsteps over the weekend. Germany expects to receive up to 800,000 asylum seekers in 2015, more than the entire EU combined in 2014.