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The divisions erupted after Angela Merkel and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbĂĄn together negotiated temporary permission for migrants -- many claiming to be refugees fleeing Syria's civil war -- to travel across borders to Germany and Austria. The temporary decision was said to be taken for humanitarian reasons, requiring Hungary to allow the migrants to leave.
Germany expects to see record immigration this year, with an estimated 800,000 migrants and refugees it will receive by far the most in the European Union, reports EurActiv. In August over 100,000 asylum seekers were registered. About 18,000 people arrived in Germany over the weekend alone, according to the BBC.