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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-02-01
CONTENTS
[01] Mitsotakis refers to 'slow reflexes' by govt, Europe over
refugee/migrant crisis
[02] Greece, Turkey discuss readmission of migrants, trafficking
[01] Mitsotakis refers to 'slow reflexes' by govt, Europe over
refugee/migrant crisis
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday said he is committed
to do everything possible to make the problem of irregular migration
manageable and avoid any possibility of Greece being expelled from the
Schengen zone.
In a statement issued after his meeting with Alternate Minister for
Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas, held earlier in the day, Mitsotakis
said ministries have to coordinate more effectively to deal with the
problem, while he urged Europe to help.
He also accused the government of underestimating the intensity, scale
and complexity of the issue for many months and showing "slow reflexes",
although he added that Europe is also to blame for the slow response.
"It is clear that we need a much better coordination between all the
ministries involved. Unfortunately, the European Union also showed
great delay in dealing with the problem. But the challenge is common,"
the leader of New Democracy noted, adding that Greece expects the
strengthening of Frontex's units and the faster resettlement of refugees
in other member states.
[02] Greece, Turkey discuss readmission of migrants, trafficking
Ways to strengthen Greek –Turkish cooperation in order to reduce
the flow of refugees and irregular migrants, as well as efforts to
better combat migrant trafficking were discussed at a second meeting
of the Greek-Turkish joint working group, which convened at the foreign
ministry on Monday.
According to the ministry, an emphasis was placed on the need to implement
a bilateral readmission protocol as well as measures agreed upon between
the EU and Turkey to effectively reduce the unprecedented refugee and
migration flows from Turkey that target Greece.
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