Speaking today to the European Parliament about the “never-ending story” of the migrant crisis, the President of the European Council defended the EU/Turkey pact, while conceding it is not “ideal”. Donald Tusk, the former Prime Minister of Poland and now President of the European Council, was reporting to Members of the European Parliament on the March meeting of his group. Warning that there is no easy option for solving the problem, he said: “From the beginning, I have thought it is a dangerous illusion to believe that there exists an ideal and one-hundred-percent effective solution. “I want to say to all the seekers of the political Holy Grail: you will never find it. Convenient and easy solutions are hard to find in politics, and in this case, they are virtually impossible. “What we are faced with is a perpetual, tenuous and multi-dimensional effort. In fact, something like a never-ending story.” Mr. Tusk agreed with critics that the solutions that are being enacted are “not ideal and will not end our work”. Specifically, he said the “deal with Turkey is not perfect” and that those implementing it are “fully aware of its risks and weaknesses.” Explaining what steps were being taken to address those problems he said: “We did