German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly secured agreements with 14 European Union countries to facilitate the rapid return of migrants who have been rejected for asylum.
The dpa news agency reported Saturday Merkel also informed government coalition partners in a letter she wants "anchor centers" to process migrants at Germany's borders.
The developments come amid a standoff between Merkel and her Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, who heads her Bavarian-only partner Christian Social Union party. Seehofer wants to turn some migrants away at Germany's borders, and Merkel insisted on a European-wide solution.
Merkel on Friday came away from a EU summit with agreements from Greece and Spain to take back migrants previously registered in those countries, and an overall agreement by the 28-bloc to ease the pressure of migration into Europe.
The countries are Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Sweden.
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