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No easy answers to Europe's immigration challenge

No consensus likely on common EU migration policy, even as Merkel accepts deadline to reach European deal

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting French President Emmanuel Macron today to enlist his support in forging a common approach to Europe's ongoing immigration crisis.

"This is a European challenge that also needs a European solution," she has said.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 19, 2018, with the headline No easy answers to Europe's immigration challenge. Subscribe