Hollande, Merkel stress migrant crisis needs EU solution


  • World
  • Monday, 08 Feb 2016

French President Francois Hollande (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet at the Prefecture in Strasbourg, France, February 7, 2016. REUTERS/Patrick Seeger/Pool

STRASBOURG (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande stressed on Sunday the migrant crisis, which brought more than a million people to the European Union last year, needs an EU-level solution.

The two leaders were meeting in Strasbourg on the Franco-German border to discuss the agenda of the next European summit on Feb. 18-19. They had a private meeting before joining EU Parliament Chairman Martin Schulz for dinner.

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