The first thousands of refugees arriving in Germany from Hungary received a very warm welcome as crowds gathered at airports, offering gifts and singing songs.
The "Disney-style" welcome comes as the Pope called on "every" parish and religious community in Europe to take in one migrant family.
Watch: Hundreds of migrants and refugees are greeted with cheers and singing in Germany after an epic journey https://t.co/R4vrVRduXg
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Germany said it expected to receive up to 10,000 people on Saturday. Austria expected many more arrivals during the course of the weekend. Austria said it had agreed with Germany that it would allow the migrants access, waiving asylum rules that require them to register in the first EU state they reach.
On Friday, thousands of frustrated refugees and migrants set off on foot towards Austria and Germany. Hours later, vehicles were sent to pick up people who had decided to walk along a motorway towards the Austrian border.
