As reported by thelocal, Sweden’s prime minister, Stefan Löfven, says the EU might not survive if it fails to resolve the ongoing refugee crisis.

“We’re facing a humanitarian catastrophe. The EU needs now to come to Greece’s aid,” the Prime Minister told the Swedish parliament’s EU committee on Friday morning.

Löfven described the continued large influx of refugees as one of the greatest challenges the European Union has ever faced.

“If we’re not able to manage this we actually put the entire EU cooperation at risk,” he said.

The Prime Minister’s comments come ahead of a March 7th summit in Brussels which will see Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and the leaders of the 28 EU states discuss the progress of last November's EU-Turkey deal aimed at cutting the flow of refugees and migrants.

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