Germany is to explore a possible UK-style agreement to process asylum claims outside of the country, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz striking a deal to toughen the country's migration policies.
The number of new asylum applications for the year to date was around 73 per cent higher at the end of September than in the same period last year, official statistics show and pressure has been growing on Mr Scholz to act. Support has been growing for far-right parties in Germany as public concern rises over the issue of migration.
