Greece blocked hundreds of migrants trying to enter the country on Friday after Turkey said it would open the gates for refugees from Syria to ...
Greece is blocking hundreds of migrants from entering the country after Turkey said it will no longer prevent them from going to Europe. KASTANIES: Greece blocked hundreds of migrants trying to enter the country on Friday after Turkey said it would open the gates for refugees from Syria to enter the European Union.
After speaking to Turkey's foreign minister by telephone on Friday, EU foreign policy high representative Josep Borrell said Mevlut Cavusoglu had assured him Ankara stood by the 2016 deal.AdvertisementHis spokesman Peter Stano said earlier that Turkish officials had not formally notified Brussels of any change to the deal.
Around 300 asylum-seekers had arrived in the area, seemingly from Edirne in Turkey, army and police sources told AFP. Bulgarian Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov said Friday that two groups of 30 people each tried to enter Bulgaria earlier in the day but were stopped in Turkey before crossing the border. He said 1,000 troops stood ready to reinforce the border if needed.
Greece is already struggling to accommodate thousands of asylum-seekers stranded in the country for the past five years, especially on the islands, where migrant camps are stretched far beyond capacity.More than 38,000 migrants are crowded into camps on the islands of Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Leros and Kos, several times over the official capacity of just 6,200.
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