More and more people are fleeing to Bavaria. In addition to Ukrainians, mainly people from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq arrive. Politicians worry about accommodation and acceptance among the population.
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Andreas Glas and Simone Kamhuber
In Straubing it’s a bit of an upside-down world right now. Two gyms were recently occupied by refugees from Ukraine. “We are now in the process of clearing the gyms,” says Mayor Markus Pannermayr (CSU). The new accommodation, a former old people’s home, has been ready for occupancy since this Monday. The OB still doesn’t sound calm, on the contrary. First of all, he does not speak for Straubing alone, Pannermayr is President of the Association of Cities, he speaks for all Bavarian cities. And secondly, nobody in Straubing knows for sure whether the gyms will soon be needed again to accommodate more people.