Germany: Spanish PM Rajoy discusses refugee distribution in the EU

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy spoke on the refugee crisis during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Tuesday, while on an official visit to Germany. Rajoy addressed the difficult situation that thousands of refugees are facing in their attempt to reach northern European countries, although he thinks that it is necessary "to distinguish properly who has the right to asylum and who doesn't" as well as make sure that the rights of asylum seekers "are the same in all the countries of the European Union." Discussing the 2,739 refugees that Spain intends to host, the Spanish prime minister said he wants to know which factors will regulate the distribution of these people, and other refugees, mentioning differing employment rates between EU states as one such variable. He also stated that the EU needs to spearhead "a global policy of immigration."