EU Council president Donald Tusk was meeting with Greek leadership in Athens on Thursday ahead of a crucial EU summit on Monday with Turkey, which will exclusively focus on the acute refugee / migrant crisis being faced by Europe.


Turkey has emerged as the pivotal country in the ongoing country, given that it borders with both war-ravaged Syria and Iraq and hosts millions of displaced people. Conversely, most of the people illegally entering Greece in a bid to reach other European destinations – including irregular migrants from numerous other Third World countries – are ferried from Turkish territory.

After meeting with Greek PM Alexis Tsipras, Tusk will head to Turkey for meetings with Turkish Premier Ahmet Davutoglu and President Tayyip Recep Erdogan.