Steps urged to solve EU refugee crisis

European nations are urged to have a responsible attitude and effective measures to solve the refugee problem, an expert said.

While facing social, economic and political pressures and challenges brought by a huge influx of asylum-seekers, some European countries are changing their attitudes and becoming tougher on refugees.

According to data from the European Union's Agency for Asylum, EU+ countries, or the 27-nation EU plus Norway and Switzerland, received 519,000 applications for asylum in the first half of this year. Based on current trends, applications could exceed 1 million by the end of this year, close to record 2015 and 2016 levels.