De to store ser mere EU som svar på krisen

Tysklands Merkel og Frankrigs Hollande brugte deres historiske sammenkomst i Europa-Parlamentet til at udråbe et stærkere europæisk samarbejde som det eneste svar på de aktuelle kriser. Konkrete forslag var der dog få af, og den hjemlige storm om dem begge vil sandsynligvis tage til, før den aftager.

European Commission's President Jean-Claude Juncker (L) shakes hands with French President Francois Hollande (R) next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) prior to a joint address by Merkel and Hollande at the European Parliament on October 7, 2015 in Strasbourg, eastern France. Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande are set to give a joint address, the first such event by leaders of the two countries since 1989. Merkel and Hollande, the leaders of the European Union's two biggest economies, have played a driving role in a series of challenges that have gripped the 28-nation bloc, ranging from the migrant crisis to the Greek debt saga and the conflict in Ukraine. Failure to act in Syria risks stoking a "total war" in the Middle East, Francois Hollande said in a landmark speech to the European Parliament alongside Angela Merkel who said EU's asylum rules were "obsolete" as they put the burden on EU states where migrants first arrive to process claims for refugee status. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG Fold sammen
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