Posted in News SUE REID: Ten years ago, Angela Merkel opened Germany’s borders to Syrian refugees. It was a trigger for mass arrivals across the Continent and a decade that changed Europe for ever August 23, 2025 Ten years ago Germans were putting balloons on lamp posts to greet a multitude of foreigners. The popular tabloid, Bild, screamed the headline ‘Refugees Welcome’. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15026181/decade-changed-Europe-refugees-mass-arrivals.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490