BERLIN, July 7 — Germany said today it wants European Union nations to overcome a deadlock on how to handle refugees and migrants this year, weighing in on a bruising dispute that has divided the 27-member bloc for years. With Berlin holding the EU’s rotating presidency until the end of the...
the EU has turned to tightening its borders and asylum laws, slashing the number of arrivals. — Reuters pic
With Berlin holding the EU’s rotating presidency until the end of the year, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said he wanted to get “at least a political agreement on the most important issues” to reform the bloc’s asylum system that collapsed in 2015 during a major increase in migrant arrivals to Europe.
“If they are entitled to international protection, we should expect solidarity from all EU member states to admit these people. You cannot solve this question by leaving it to Italy, Spain, Malta or Greece.”
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