EU Commissioner for Refugees Dimitris Avramopoulos said Germany would be accepting more than 10,000 refugees from North Africa and the Middle East. He added that the EU Commission had received a commitment from Berlin this week, confirming that Germany would play an important role in the EU's latest resettlement program. At least 50,000 refugees from crisis areas are to be brought into the EU by 2019. Call to end border controlsMeanwhile, the EU Commission has urged Germany to end border controls as soon as possible. Avramopoulos contradicted Seehofer's comments that internal border controls in Europe would be necessary for a long time.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 19, 2018 05:37 UTC