Merkel Demands Stamina to Help Refugees as U.S. Admits Syrians
- Hungary, Czech Republic oppose mandatory quotas in the EU
- EU leaders to discuss roots of refugee crisis on Wednesday
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meet with refugees from Syria.
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German Chancellor Angel Merkel told her European Union counterparts they face a long battle to help refugees flooding into the bloc as Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. will take in thousands more people fleeing the conflict in Syria.
Divisions resurfaced in the European Union on Monday with Hungary and the Czech Republic reiterating their opposition to mandatory quotas that Germany and the European Commission want to set for distributing refugees. Leaders are trying to manage an unprecedented influx of people caused by the turmoil around their borders while assuaging the concerns of their voters.