Conservatives: Chancellor Angela Merkel

Chancellor Angela Merkel: BERLIN - Germany's Greens threw up a new hurdle to a possible coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Wednesday by condemning her government's refugee policies after the migrant boat disaster off the Italian island of Lampedusa. , according to Reuters. Then they added changes to refugee rules to their wish list following Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich's rejection of calls for Germany to take in more refugees after about 300 African migrants died last week crossing the Mediterranean. By Erik Kirschbaum The Greens, who will hold exploratory talks with the conservatives on Thursday evening, were already skeptical about helping Merkel form a government for her third term because of differences on energy, tax and social issues. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.