BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday stood by her decision to open Germany’s borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees two years ago, a move she has previously defended as a necessary response to a humanitarian emergency.
Asked during a pre-election television event with voters whether she would do things differently if faced with the same situation, Merkel said in retrospect, “I still think my decision was right.”
She added that her government had taken numerous steps to ensure the crisis isn’t repeated.
The influx of almost a million refugees to Germany in 2015 prompted sharp criticism of Merkel from some politicians on the right, including her conservative allies in Bavaria.
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