Tusk calls for greater solidarity over the refugee crisis

Addressing the EU Parliament, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and EU Council President Donald Tusk have called for greater solidarity among member states to address 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 potential to destroy it," Tusk stated He said that showing solidarity is crucial, adding "there is no operational agreement, but the EU leaders share the view that external borders need to be protected." Tusk warned that "we should not have any illusion that any third country, including Turkey, can replace us" in protecting refugees.

Jean-Claude Juncker said that "the EU is not in as good a state as it should be," and added that border patrol agency Frontex needs to be bolstered.