<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">In Germany, Chancellor, Angela Merkel settled a row over migration that threatened to topple her fragile governing coalition. </span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">After talks with her rebellious Interior Minister,who is also the leader of  Christian Social Union (CSU),  Horst Seehofer, both the  conservative parties in the governing coalition had agreed on how to prevent illegal migration across the border from Austria. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Interior Minister,Horst Seehofer said, he will not resign from the cabinet.  </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Under the deal migrants who have already applied for asylum in other European Union countries will be held in transit centres on the border while Germany negotiates bilateral deals for their return.  </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In a statement Chancellor, Angela Merkel said the spirit of partnership in the European Union is preserved.  </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Seehofer was demanding a right to turn irregular migrants away at Bavaria's border but Mrs Merkel defended a deal reached with the EU.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Meanwhile Austrian government has said it could take measures to protect its borders. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In a statement, the government said  if the agreement reached last evening is approved by the German government as a whole,it till  take measures to avoid disadvantages for Austria and its people.</div>