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Germany needs to be tougher in the refugee crisis and do more to help secure Europe's external borders, European Council President Donald Tusk said ahead of a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Nov. 8.

While Tusk praised Germany's leadership role as the most liberal and tolerant in European history, he urged Berlin to do more to get the current situation under control. 

Europe needs to find a solution to the migrant crisis or risk losing its identity, Italy's Matteo Renzi warned June 24 ahead of a key EU summit, as tensions rose over the asylum issue.

Two Germany Navy vessels reached Crete on Monday, on a mission to assist in migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean, the German Defense Ministry announced.

Task force supply ship Berlin and frigate Hessen are expected to reach their final destination off Libya later in the week.

The interior ministers of 11 European nations on Sunday urged the tightening of controls at the EU's external borders in order to prevent a repeat of this week's terrorist attacks in Paris that left 17 people dead.

EU gave us millions, and Russia gave us nothing

Citizens of Serbia are convinced the biggest ammonuts of money come from Russia, but the truth is different. Moscow gives Belgrade only loans, while the European union gives us donations.

- EU is at the top when it comes to donations, investments and exchange of goods. It was always like that. 

Fears of a rise in migrant deaths at sea have increased as a Mediterranean coastal mission by the EU formally replaces  a much wider search and rescue operation by Italy on Saturday.

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