Merkel Offering To Pay One-Year's Living Expenses If Refugees Leave Europe So Is she feeling the heat and offering a small olive branch?  She is retreating after nearly loosing her position.   This news piece attempts to draw some conclusions that I don't agree with, but the info on this headline is interesting.  Notice the picture of a poster about the offer and that it has a deadline of December 31, 2018.  But the news piece is dated yesterday and treats the offer as if it is current.   https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-16/merkel-offering-pay-one-years-living-expenses-if-refugees-leave-europe