Germany wanted to close the borders in 2015

berlin - Germany was in 2015 close to the closure of the borders. The German government had far-reaching plans for border with Austria to keep out refugees. Reported Welt am Sonntag. The newspaper relies on a journalistic book that will be published soon on the refugee policy of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

At the height of the refugee crisis Merkel and her coalition partners decided on September 12, 2015 to send thousands of agents at the borders. But a few hours before the plan went into effect, the politicians still sawing off. There were questions being put to the legality of the plan. Also raised concerns about possible unpopular images of refugees who are stopped at the border.

Die Welt writes that not dare to take a German politician responsible at the moment of truth, while the political decision had been taken.