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Saturday, August 22, 2015

Angela Merkel is right: the migration crisis will define this decade

Germany’s chancellor identifies Europe’s biggest challenge: a collective problem that needs collective solutionsAfter calling the shots on Ukraine last year and leading Europe’s reaction to the Greek conundrum, Angela Merkel has assumed responsibility for forging a common European strategy on migration.It’s not that this is a new idea, but the political impetus from Berlin may finally yield more convincing results than those achieved so far. She is ready to tackle the issue head-on. The imponderable is whether fellow European leaders will let her. Related: Scenes from a tragedy: just another week in Europe's migrant crisis - in pictures Continue reading...


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