After marathon talks, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached an agreement with Interior Minister Horst Seehofer about key immigration issues, avoiding a possible coalition break-up. Seehofer dropped his threat to resign, and Angela Merkel in return promised to tighten controls at the Austrian border. Germany wants to stop people who applied for asylum in other countries of the European Union from entering the country. Merkel also agreed to create transit centers to hold asylum seekers until they can be sent back.