Calling for EU solidarity before summit on crisis,German chancellor says it is a historic test, but ‘to slam the door is an illusion in the internet age’Angela Merkel roundly rejected criticism of her open-door refugee policy as she pressed for EU solidarity before a Brussels summit on the crisis.
Speaking in the Bundestag in the sprint-up to a vote on a package of measures intended to tackle the crisis, and the German leader called it a “historic test” that could not be solved by shutting out refugees. Related: Syria crisis pushes EU asylum claims past 1992 record Related: Bavaria threatens legal challenge to Merkel's open door refugee policy Related: Refugee crisis: Germany creaks under strain of open door policy Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com