Greece blocked over 150,000 undocumented migrants on its land and maritime border this year: Minister

ATHENS, 05 September 2022, (TON): The migration minister said “Greece has blocked over 150,000 undocumented migrants on its land and maritime border so far this year.”

Notis Mitarachi told Eleftheros Typos “the entry of 154,102 irregular migrants was averted since the start of the year. Around 50,000 attempted to invade Greece in August alone.”

Border control is a top priority for the conservative Greek government that came to power in 2019, and will seek reelection next year.

Last month, the government announced plans to extend a 40 km long wall along the Greek-Turkish border at Evros by another 80 kilometers as part of efforts to control the flow of migrants.

Rate this item
(0 votes)
Login to post comments
Go to top