Merkel Calls for Direct Deals Between Countries to Fix Migration Crisis as EU Fails to Agree

• Merkel Calls for Direct Deals Between Countries to Fix Migration Crisis as EU Fails to Agree
  by Gabriela Baczynska, Robert-Jan Bartunek, https://www.independent.co.uk/
  ‘There will be bilateral and trilateral agreements, how can we help each other, not always wait for all 28 members,’ Ms Merkel says.
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  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she will seek direct deals with separate EU states on migration, conceding the bloc had so far failed to find a joint solution to the issue threatening her government. Sixteen EU leaders met for emergency talks in Brussels hoping to get a deal for the full summit of all 28 states on 28 to 29 June. Ms Merkel said the meeting produced “a lot of goodwill” to resolve differences, but was clear smaller agreements may produce better results. “There will be bilateral and trilateral agreements, how can we help each other, not always wait for all 28 members,” she said.
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  Since Mediterranean arrivals spiked in 2015, when more than a million refugees and migrants reached the bloc, EU leaders have been at odds over how to handle them. The feud has weakened their unity and undermined Europe’s Schengen free-travel area.
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  Wealthy Germany is where the newly-arrived mostly end up and Merkel is under pressure to curb the numbers. Her coalition partner is pushing for firmer action that could break her government.
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