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The German Interior Minister offered to resign as a result of Angela Merkel's European agreement on immigration.

Horst Seehofer heads the Christian Social Union (CSU), a key party in Merkel's coalition. Last week, Mr Seehofer threatened to expel asylum seekers from German borders unless Merkel reached an acceptable agreement with other EU partners.

His position put the coalition of Mrs. Merkel and her

A compromise seems unlikely, reports Jenny Hill at the BBC in Berlin

Sunday night, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Ms. Merkel adopted a resolution in favor of her position on migration. The general secretary of the CDU, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, said that the party felt that a European solution was needed

and that the CSU, the Bavarian brother party of the CDU, had proposed to resign from its post party leader and minister of the interior. The negotiations on exhausting migration end with a draw

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million. Seehofer complained at a meeting of senior CSU officials that he had held a "no-effect conversation" with Ms Merkel. Saturday about the EU's agreement on migration, sources said.

Personalities immediately tried to persuade Mr. Seehofer not to resign, including the leader of the CSU parliamentary group, Alexander Dobrindt. "It's a decision I simply can not accept," Dobrindt said. The party leader then agreed to hold final discussions with the CDU as a "concession" in the interest of the country and the coalition.

Ms Merkel had previously given a more optimistic account of Saturday's meeting, telling ZDF that she had made concessions to Mr Seehofer.

"The sum of all that we have agreed is equivalent to what the CSU wants – that's my personal opinion, but the CSU has to decide for itself," she said. She also expressed the hope that the CDU and CSU could continue to work together "because we are a success story for Germany."

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She stated that Greece and Spain agreed to take back the arrested migrants at the Austrian-Bavarian border. to enter their country first – an initiative that, she hoped, would allay Mr. Seehofer's concerns.

According to a document released by the government in Berlin, some 14 EU states had agreed to take back migrants who had arrived in Germany.

Divisions within the German government on this issue are also playing out in other EU countries. According to the correspondents, Mr Seehofer's decision to confront Merkel about migration appeared to be linked to the autumn autumn elections, during which the UHC is confronted with a conflict between the two. country. However, opinion polls have suggested that Bavarians are more satisfied with Merkel than with the head of the CSU, weakening Mr Seehofer's position.