German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Wednesday for European Union countries to work with Turkey to curb the flow of migrants and vowed to continue searching for common ground.<br />"We are used to certain things in Europe taking a certain amount of time but it is always worth ... working, and I will do that, to achieve common ground all the same," Merkel said at a news conference.<br />EU countries, keen to stop refugees crossing to Greece on their quest to reach more prosperous nations, last year pledged 3 billion euros to help Syrian refugees in Turkey.<br />Earlier Wednesday, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker spoke out in favor of the chancellor's stance, saying Merkel "will outlast all of her current critics in office."
