Merkel calls Hungarian reaction to refugee ruling "unacceptable"

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized Hungary sharply on Tuesday for refusing to abide by a European Court of Justice ruling concerning the distribution of refugees amongst European Union member states. "It is unacceptable that a government says it is not interested in a ruling of the European Court of Justice," Merkel told the newspaper "Berliner Zeitung."

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017