Germany’s Angela Merkel is trying to salvage her open-door policy as a growing number of countries move to seal borders Europe’s deep divide over immigration is to be laid bare at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, with German chancellor Angela Merkel struggling to salvage her open-door policy while a growing number of countries move to seal borders to newcomers along the Balkan routes. A debate on the migration crisis over dinner on Thursday evening will do little to resolve the differences, senior EU officials predict. Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, has avoided putting any new decisions on the agenda in an attempt to avoid fresh arguments. Related: EU migration crisis: Greece threatened with Schengen area expulsion Related: Pressure to resolve migration crisis could tear EU apart Continue reading...
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