Don”t come to Europe, EU”s Tusk warns illegal economic migrants

The European Council president has warned refugees against coming to Europe for economic benefit as thousands of people remained trapped at the Greece-Macedonia border after being blocked from continuing their journey. “I want to appeal to all potential illegal economic migrants, wherever you are from: Do not come to Europe,” Donald Tusk said in Athens […]

The European Council president has warned refugees against coming to Europe for economic benefit as thousands of people remained trapped at the Greece-Macedonia border after being blocked from continuing their journey. “I want to appeal to all potential illegal economic migrants, wherever you are from: Do not come to Europe,” Donald Tusk said in Athens on Thursday after meeting Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
“Do not risk your lives and your money. It is all for nothing. Greece, or any other European country, will no longer be a transit country.”
Greece is the first transit point for refugees seeking to make the journey north to more prosperous EU states.
The vast majority of the people arriving into Greece are those fleeing war and political repression in countries like Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
But EU politicians have sought to crack down on those they say are motivated by financial betterment.