Bavarian leader Horst Seehofer has said Germany should introduce border checks to block refugees coming from Italy.
"Italy is in clear violation of the Schengen [border-free area] accords. If this doesn't stop, Germany has to seriously consider stopping this violation via border controls," he told the mass-selling tabloid, Bild, on Monday (8 September).
"We have to make sure that refugees are divided justly in Europe," he added.
Seehofer, who is governor of the south-east Ge...
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