Brussels and EU member states “must help” to support Greece, in what has been described as a “tinderbox set to explode” with the refugee crisis now reaching breaking point. Ever since Turkey opted to disobey its pact with the bloc, thousands of refugees have made the perilous journey to Greece in the hope of seeking asylum in the EU. But the situation has hit such a harrowing point, the IRC has revealed how unprepared the bloc truly is to cope with the current numbers in Greece – despite knowing about it for “months, even years”.