German interior minister calls for European refugee cap - newspaper

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere in Hamburg, Germany, November 23, 2015. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen

VIENNA (Reuters) - Europe should set a limit on the number of refugees it takes in and seek out those most clearly entitled to protection, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said in an interview with Austrian newspaper Der Standard.

In remarks published a day after Chancellor Angela Merkel, a fellow conservative, pledged to stick to her open-door refugee policy, de Maiziere said Europe should commit to "a generous concluding intake of refugees", but did not provide a number.