Macron, Merkel Push for Tighter EU Border Control After Terror Attacks

Macron, Merkel Push for Tighter EU Border Control After Terror Attacks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a virtual news conference with French president Emmanuel Macron, on the screen, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and European Council President Charles Michel, at the chancellery in Berlin, on Nov. 10, 2020. Markus Schreiber/Pool via Reuters
Alexander Zhang
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The leaders of France and Germany have agreed to tighten controls over the borders of the European Union in the wake of a series of Islamic terrorist attacks on the continent.

“The threat of terrorism weighs on all of Europe. We must respond,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday after a virtual meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and top EU officials.