EU Cuts Migration Deal After Marathon Talks, but Fundamental Differences Remain

EU Cuts Migration Deal After Marathon Talks, but Fundamental Differences Remain
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel as they arrive at an European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 28, 2018. Reuters/Eva Plevier
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BRUSSELS—European leaders reached a deal on migration in the early hours of Friday, but the pledges made to strengthen borders were vague, and a bleary-eyed German Chancellor Angela Merkel conceded differences remained.

After nine hours of often stormy talks, EU leaders agreed to share out refugees arriving in the bloc on a voluntary basis and create “controlled centers” inside the European Union to process asylum requests.