From Our Own Correspondent: Merkel's Standing Firm
After recent attacks in Germany, some international media predicted a public backlash against migrants - and Chancellor Merkel. Damien McGuinness paints a more complex picture.
After a string of bomb and gun attacks in Germany, some international media outlets ran fevered speculation that there would be a huge public backlash against migrants - and Chancellor Merkel's policy on refugees. But did the appeal of a strong story run away with these journalists? Damien McGuinness in Berlin argues that on the ground, things look very much calmer - and Mrs Merkel very much more in control - than the reportage might lead you to think.
Photo: German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a press conference on domestic and foreign policy in Berlin on July 28, 2016 (TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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