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(BBC) Migrant crisis: Germany's Merkel says EU quotas are a 'first step'
Mandatory quotas determining how many migrants each European Union country should take in are a “first step”, German Chancellor Angela Merkel says.
She was speaking as the EU continues to grapple with a huge influx of migrants, which peaked at the weekend.
The European Commission is set to announce plans on Wednesday, including quotas, to distribute 120,000 migrants among member countries.
Germany says it can cope with more in the future but wants the burden shared.
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