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Tusk (r) says the EU faces millions more potential refugees (Photo: Consillium)

Tusk: 'Easy access' to EU is main lure for migrants

The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, who represents EU member states, said the ease of getting into Europe is the main pull factor for migrants.

"Let us be clear about one thing. The exceptionally easy access to Europe is one of the main pull factors", Tusk said in a letter on Tuesday (13 October).

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Tusk (r) says the EU faces millions more potential refugees (Photo: Consillium)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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