The large influx of migrants has made it difficult to integrate them into society, the authorities in Pirmasens have claimed
The southern German town of Pirmasens has stopped accepting Ukrainian refugees after greatly exceeding the admission quota, the media outlet Tagesschau reported on Friday, citing the local authorities.
Ukrainian refugees in Germany can choose freely in which city or district they want to live. However, to ensure that municipalities are not overwhelmed, a quota system is in place to regulate the distribution of refugees among the federal states. In the state Rhineland-Palatinate, where Pirmasens is located, any town or city that exceeds the acceptance quota by 40% is officially allowed to reject refugees.
The local quota was exceeded by 82.6% in July, which has led to a “dangerous overburdening” of the town’s society, the Pirmasens administration said in a statement. It added that the steady influx of migrants has been…