Although the meeting was not in front of the press, Merekl’s spokesman, Steffan Seibert, tweeted a picture. Ten thousand refugees a year is not enough.
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Clooney said telling those stories would be “tough” but necessary.
“It’s something that everybody’s wanted to do at some point in their lives”, Brolin said. We are a little less involved that we should be. Join us in a conversation about world events, the newsgathering process or whatever aspect of the news universe you find interesting or important.
“Germany is taking on a great responsibility; it’s very hard politically for her”, Clooney said the day before on local television before a screening of his new film, “Hail, Caesar!”.
After all, “pressing issues such as overcrowded refugee reception centres or massive backlogs in asylum applications can not be solved by Clooney”, it warned. The actor is in town promoting his film Hail, Caesar! Her approval rating has fallen, and opposition lawmakers are calling for her resignation.
“I spend a lot of time working on these things, and it’s an odd thing to have someone stand up and say, ‘What do you do?’ That’s fine, knock yourself out”, a peeved Clooney snapped, according to media reports. “I’d like to know what you are doing to help the situation?”
Merkel has faced increasing pressure over her welcoming stance toward refugees, which her detractors argue helped fuel an influx of more than 1 million asylum seekers into the country past year.
The Syrian war refugee crisis is not the first time Clooney has called on the United States to do more to address a humanitarian crisis.
Outside Germany, Merkel has also come under fire.
Although the Coen brothers debuted this year’s Berlinale, the film is not up for any prizes.
The 66 Berlin Film Festival kicked off amid controversy after jury president Meryl Streep reignited the diversity debate with an off the cuff remark. “The atmosphere in Germany has completely changed and there is a lot more anger and rabble-rousing. I’ll be back doing Japanese commercials”.
“I’m done. I’m over it. Sexiest man still alive”. George and Amal then headed to a refugee shelter in Berlin to talk with victims of the crisis in Syria. Most of these films, including Udi Alon’s Junction 48, look at Israel critically in a manner typical of Israel-related selections at the Berlinale – a festival well known for its politically polarizing films.
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Berlin’s biggest refugee camp is at the former Templhof airport. They also think it’ll be really successful in terms of business.
