ATHENS: According to the migration minister’s statement on Sunday, Greece has stopped more than 150,000 unauthorised immigrants at its land and marine borders so far this year.
“Since the beginning of the year, 154,102 irregular migrant entries have been stopped. In August alone, some 50,000 attempted to invade Greece “Mitarachi the Notis told.
The conservative Greek government, which took office in 2019 and will run for reelection in 2020, places a high priority on border control.In an effort to stem the influx of migrants, the government revealed plans to build an additional 80 kilometres (40 miles) of a wall along the Greek-Turkish border at Evros.
