Europe ‘close to limits’ on refugee influx: Tusk

Europe is “close to limits” on its ability to accept new waves of refugees, Al Arabiya quoted EU President Donald Tusk as saying on Sunday, urging the broader international community to shoulder its share of the burden.

“The practical capability of Europe to host new waves of refugees, not to mention irregular economic migrants, is close to limits,” he told a press conference on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

Tusk said there were 65 million displaced people around the world, and “the G20 community should scale up its share of responsibility.”

“We have enough space for all parties to discuss these problems including China,” he said, calling for financial assistance and development aid for migrants’ countries of origin. “Only global efforts will be able to bear fruits.”

Source: MENA