EU Seeks Consensus on Migration With Merkel's Fate at Stake
- Germany may seek patchwork of bilateral deals to stem influx
- EU divided over revamp of rules for allocating refugees
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European leaders gathered in Brussels on Sunday for an informal meeting aimed at paving the way to a deal on the management of migration, amid an escalating crisis that threatens to unravel the bloc’s passport-free travel area and dissolve Germany’s governing coalition.
“This is not about the survival of a chancellor,” Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said as he arrived for the meeting. “It’s about finding a solution, and I hope a common one, for a migration and asylum policy in Europe. We need that.”