Migrant Issue Could Be ‘Make-or-Break’ for EU, Merkel Warns

European leaders are gathering for a summit that could show the influence of anti-immigration forces

BRUSSELS—Divisions over migration threaten the European Union’s future, embattled German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Thursday, as leaders gathered for a summit that could show the sway of newly empowered populists.

Alongside debates about trans-Atlantic trade fights, eurozone reforms and Brexit, leaders of the EU’s 28 countries are focusing on an intense battle over migrants coming to the bloc across the Mediterranean Sea.

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