In Germany, a dispute in Angela Merkel’s coalition over migration policy has swiftly escalated into one of the biggest tests of her chancellorship, according to analysts at Danske Bank.
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“Whereas Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) wants to force through a plan to send back migrants at the border who have already registered for asylum in other EU states, Merkel rejects the proposal as offloading the burden onto neighbouring states, and says it would endanger efforts to forge an EU-wide response to migration.”
“Merkel has asked the CSU to hold off implementation of the new measure for two weeks, and give her until the next EU summit on 28-29 June for talks with other EU countries to strike bilateral deals. A compromise solution hence seems likely at this stage, but further escalation between the political camps could easily result in a confidence vote on the chancellor and a possible break in the governing coalition.”
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