"I'm sick, cold, hungry, " laments one refugee.

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And when we talk about "mutualisation" of eurozone sovereign debt, that's a euphemism for Germany underwriting all eurozone nations' debt - and it seems unlikely that, when put that way, the German people will find that more appealing than a plate of cold sick.

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Every time an ordinary sick person get carded for buying cold medicine, she is a victim of this second kind of policy error.

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In crudely-built refugee homes like the ones we saw, they're doing battle with metal roofs that leak, blankets for windows that let the wind and cold in, and children getting sick.

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