Chancellor pledges to cut refugee numbers
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), speaks in Karlsruhe, Germany, Dec. 14. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
BY PAUL CARREL AND NOAH BARKIN
Reuters
KARLSRUHE, Germany – German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her refugee policies at a congress of her conservative party on Monday, fending off a challenge from critics with a pledge to reduce the influx of migrants and a repeat of her optimistic mantra “we can do this.”
Named person of the year by both Time magazine and the Financial Times for her bold response to the crisis, Merkel has faced growing opposition at home …read more
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