The creation of a permanent structure of immigrants and asylum seekers in Crete has been announced by the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris, despite the reactions of the island’s mayors who agree only on the creation of a short stay.

“In Crete it will definitely become a permanent structure”Mr Plevris said in an interview, noting that there will be official clarifications in the coming days.

‘The Local authorities asked for two small structures. In fact This is done in all islands. They do not all have the same world. What has qualified for Crete is, a closed structure, the world that will be there will be in regime of limited freedom »; The Minister of Immigration noted.

As he said below: ‘It will have the features closed -controlled structure. It will not be a structure that stagnates people. We need camps that will not workit’s not that I don’t want to reveal to you, but in the next few days we will say. The Castlethe specific camp is being considered. Can be progressive and second structure“

The minister also stressed how: “The Greece’s borders will not be “strainer“And it is clear that the 3 million who are currently waiting in Libya to come to Europe, if they come will create a population replacement conditions.” and completed: ‘There are 200 million people who are suffering outside Europe, Not all of them come to Europe“

Yesterday, at a meeting that the mayors of Crete had With PASOK President Nikos Androulakis, they made it clear that they are not discussing a closed detention structure, with the mind of devastating example of Moria, in Mytilenebut only for a short day of places stay (1-3 days) of refugees and immigrants to the standards of her space Ayia Chania.

The meeting also said that such places could operate in Heraklion, Rethymnon and Chaniawith some conditions:

  • 1st immigrants to depart directly After completion of the Piraeus identification process by line ships. And where there is a problem due to a ceiling of 100 tickets, immigrants can be transported to depart from the port of Heraklion or from Rethymnon by chartering the ship.
  • 2nd It is extremely important to make a contract with the first reception municipalities for the bus mood that will transport immigrants directly from the arrival area to the temporary stay.
  • 3rd to enhance the structure of the Malacasa to ensure the smooth movement of the flows that are being channeled into it and not to block the process in the premises of Crete.

The mayors estimated that under these conditions, the creation of a closed detention structure in Crete could be avoided.