Merkel Vows to Keep Seeking Common Ground on Migrants

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Wednesday for European Union countries to work with Turkey to curb the flow of migrants and vowed to continue searching for common ground

Migrants and refugees wait for security check after crossing the Macedonian border into Serbia, near the village of Miratovac, on Jan. 29, 2016. Armend Nimani/AFP/Getty Images

BERLIN—German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Wednesday for European Union countries to work with Turkey to curb the flow of migrants and vowed to continue searching for common ground.

European Union leaders are holding a summit on Thursday and Friday amid deep differences over migrant policy. Merkel’s open-door stance to asylum-seekers has been under increasing pressure both from abroad and at home, including from within her own conservative bloc.

“We are used to certain things in Europe taking a certain amount of time but it is always worth ... working, and I will do that, to achieve common ground all the same,” Merkel said at a news conference.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to the media after talks on the ongoing refugee crisis, on Sept. 15, 2015, in Berlin, Germany. Adam Berry/Getty Images