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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, December 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

The following are the major news items in leading German newspapers on Thursday.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- European Council President Donald Tusk called German Chancellor Angela Merkel clearly to change her course in the refugee policy. The chancellor should help to limit the influx to Europe, also for safety reasons, he said.

Die Welt:

-- The dispute between the European countries on the distribution of refugees escalates, as Slovakia filed a lawsuit with the European Court. "We call on the court to annul the decision requiring binding quotas," said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being personally involved in illegal oil trade with the Islamic State (IS). Endit