The minister noted that Greece cannot be an open vine – “We are not talking about a closed Europe, but neither about a Europe in which the smugglers will decide who will come”
The islet of Evros where the 38 immigrants are not Greek territory as reported by SYRIZA, the Minister of Immigration and Asylum told SKAI 100.3 Notis Mitarakis. Mr. Mitarakis stated that both the Army Geographical Service and the Land Registry clearly stated that the mark left by the immigrants was outside the Greek territory.
The minister noted that Greece cannot be bare vine, and Turkey is not a country at war. As he said, “humanitarianism is very important, but the people who want to come to the EU because of the inequalities that exist in the world are hundreds of millions.” “We are not talking about a closed Europe, but not a Europe in which they will decide who will the smugglers come” he added.
Regarding the arrival of immigrants to other islands, such as Kythera, he stated that the continuous patrols in the Aegean, as well as the fence in Evros, have forced smugglers to look for other routes to other islands and are exploiting the islets of Evros.
Notis Mitarakis announced that the fence in Evros will be extended by approx 80 kilometers to go.
The minister made it known that at the moment 18,000 immigrants are accommodated in hospitality structures in our country from 92,000 in 2020. He also noted that of the 121 structures that existed, 34 are now operating across the country. In fact, he stated that this created a problem in some areas, as there were no land workers.
Referring to the refugee flows he said that “last year we had the lowest numbers of arrivals in the last decade, 8,500 immigrants”. This year is expected to be the second lowest year of the decade in immigration flows with 7,000 immigrant arrivals so far, Mr. Mitarakis added.
He also said that on December 31 all apartments allocated to asylum seekers across the country will be released as the program is completed.
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