Concern over a migration domino effect

Berlin's decision to impose temporary controls on Germany's land borders is eliciting strong reactions within Europe, putting the migration issue back on the EU's agenda just months after a historic agreement to resolve it.

The concern revolves around a possible "domino effect" with the introduction of similar measures in other member-states.

Moreover, Germany's decision last year to stop accepting asylum seekers means in practice that they will return to the countries where they were originally registered, namely Greece and Italy. 

Greek government sources insist, however, that the country is doing what must be done and that the increased secondary flows to Germany are due to the high benefits paid to migrants, which make it an attractive final destination. According to an EU Commission spokesman on Tuesday, a total of 2,132 applications for the return of...