EU 'must act together' to tackle refugee crisis, say top officials
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EU Commission President Juncker and EU Council President Donald Tusk have called for greater solidarity among member states to address the migrant influx. Tusk warned that infighting has the "chance to destroy" the EU.
EU 'must act together' to tackle refugee crisis, say top officials
Lewis Sanders IV
27.10.2015
Politics
EU 'must act together' to tackle refugee crisis, say top officials
EU Commission President Juncker and EU Council President Donald Tusk have called for greater solidarity among member states to address the migrant influx. Tusk warned that infighting has the "chance to destroy" the EU.
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EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the EU Council Donald Tusk addressed the EU Parliament on Monday, calling for greater solidarity among member-states to tackle the migrant influx.
"I have no doubts that this challenge has the potential to change the EU that we have built
It even has the chance to destroy it," Tusk said, referring to the discrepancies between member states on how to manage the influx of migrants from conflict zones in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Tusk added that European solidarity was paramount in this moment, adding that "we should not have any illusion that any third country, including Turkey, can replace us" in protecting refugees.
"The EU is not in as good a state as it should be," Juncker said, following Tusk in addressing the EU Parliament.