European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during an informal EU summit on migration at EU headquarters in Brussels, June 24, 2018. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool via Reuters
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she would seek direct deals with separate European Union states on migration, conceding the bloc had failed to find a joint solution to the issue threatening her government.
Since Mediterranean arrivals spiked in 2015, when more than a million refugees and migrants reached the bloc, EU leaders have been at odds over how to handle them. The feud has weakened their unity and undermined Europe's Schengen free-travel area.
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