We can't allow refugee crisis to plunge Greece into chaos, says Merkel

German chancellor defends her stance on migrants and says continent must find a 'collective way' to fix the problem The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has warned that European countries cannot afford to allow the continent's continuing refugee crisis to plunge debt-stricken Greece into chaos by shutting their borders to migrants. Related: 'I never heard from them again': an Afghan family's doomed journey