Clooney meets Merkel — deutschland.de

Berlin (dpa) – Hollywood star and political activist George Clooney and his wife Amal, a human rights lawyer, met German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the refugee crisis. The meeting in Merkel's Berlin office lasted about one hour. No details of the talks were released. Clooney had Thursday indicated that he would talk to the German leader about how he could help and what he could do in connection with the migration crisis. Merkel's handling of refugee policy, which followed her decision in September to open Germany's borders to refugees mainly fleeing wars in the Middle East and Africa, has sparked political tensions in Europe's biggest economy.

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