Faced with the emergency, all means are good. It is a bit like the Greek government, which wants to try everything to resolve the migration issue as soon as possible. For a few days, the announcements have been linked and provoked, each time, strong reactions. Starting with the installation of a floating wall, which would extend over 2.7 kilometers and measure 1 m 10 high, 50 cm above the sea. "A pilot project, which we will test closely from Athens, to validate whether this type of maritime border would help us limit migratory flows , " confides to Le Figaro , Giorgos Koumoutsakos, Deputy Minister of Civil Protection in charge of immigration.
Read also: Athens wants to lock up migrants in centers
In the same vein, the following actions were taken: the reinforcement of naval patrols in the Aegean Sea, the acceleration of the procedure for examining asylum requests and the closure of reception centers. The latter, located on the islands of Lesbos, Chios, Kos, Leros and Samos, house some 41,000 migrants with a capacity of 6
This article is for subscribers only. You still have 77% to discover.
Subscribe: € 1 for 2 months
cancellable at any time
Enter your emailAlready subscribed? Login