German chancellor warns Europe might have to accept even bigger numbers than those proposed by European commission Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, has said a controversial plan due to be unveiled by the European commission (EC) to share out 160,000 refugees among EU states might not be enough, and warned that Europe may have to accept even bigger numbers. Jean-Claude Juncker, the EC president, will give details on Wednesday of his blueprint to tackle Europe’s largest refugee crisis since the second world war. He wants EU governments to agree a binding quota system that will see refugees relocated from overstretched countries such as Italy and Greece. Continue reading...
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