Merkel, responding to Trump, says Europe's fate is in its own hands

BERLIN: Europe's destiny lies in its own hands, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday in response to comments from US President-elect Donald Trump, who said in a newspaper interview he believed other countries would leave the EU after Britain.

"I think we Europeans have our fate in our own hands," Merkel told a joint news conference with New Zealand's prime minister.

Asked about Trump's criticism of her migrant policy, Merkel said: "I am personally waiting for the inauguration of the US president. Then of course we will work with him on all levels."