Frankfurt lord mayor Peter Feldmann (2L-R), German President Joachim Gauck, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ursula Bouffier and her husband Hesse's state Premier Volker Bouffier walk to attend a church service marking the 25th anniversary of the reunification of Germany at Paulskirche Church in Frankfurt, Germany, October 3, 2015. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe needed to protect its external frontiers as it faces the greatest influx of refugees since World War Two - a crisis that she said was "testing Europe's mettle".
Hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants have arrived in Europe this year from the Middle East, Africa and Asia, many fleeing war or poverty.
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