joining us is germany's ambassador to the united states, peter vitig, it is good for you to join us. the head of the eu tried to sell quotas, but only for half of those that may have arrived in europe this year. but most countries don't even want a share of that 160,000. with this internal conflict, do you think the eu can reach agreement to help defuse this crisis? >> this is certainly a big test, a litmus test of solidarity for european union. but don't forget: this crisis has historic proportions. it is probably the greatest migration influx of refugees since the second world war. so this is big, it will change europe, it will change my country, too. germany will take in 800,000 alone, 800,000 refugees alone this year. if you put this into proportion to the united states, it would mean 3.5 million. that tells you something about the magnitude of this crisis. >> while germany is certainly stepping up to the challenge, eastern european and baltic countries are flat out rejecting quotas and we've seen how harshly hungary has treated refugees. and u.s.a austria has shut down refugees.