Merkel, Hollande press for 'binding' scheme for resettlement of refugees


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  • Friday, 04 Sep 2015

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande have written to EU leaders to press for a "sustainable and binding" mechanism for resettling refugees across all member states, Merkel's spokesman said on Friday.

Steffen Seibert told a news conference that the letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk contained a number of concrete proposals on how Europe can overcome its migrant crisis.

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