As thousands of refugees walked to Germany in September 2015, Merkel's government was ready to close the border, a report has found. The plan was stopped at the last minute only because no one wanted the responsibility.
Merkel meets Sisi in Cairo - her first visit to Egypt in a decade https://t.co/wpJEDxHMJW pic.twitter.com/lZoerMSxdt — Sam عمو (@sam__eg) March 2, 2017
This photograph shows migrant children waiting with their families to cross the Greek-Macedonian border near Idomeni.
Germany has announced 250 million euros to Tunisia's development program. Calais mayor has banned distributing food to migrants in Calais and nearly 1,000 refugees have been rescued from the Mediterranean. Read more in today's round1
Germany will give Tunisia 250 million euros to support development projects in poor areas, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said in Tunis. Germany and Tunisia have also signed a new immigration deal.