To Informal Council of Ministers of Interior and Migration conducted in Copenhagen, arrived the Thanos Plevriswho coming up made reference to migratory and illegal flows by the Libya.

“Returns of illegal immigrants must be our first priority. Our message must be clear. If you enter Europe illegally or your asylum application is rejected, you have no right to be in Europe and you have to return to your country, ” As Mr Plevris said, while responding to the operation of the Return Hubs, he noted:

“They need to be outside Europe. Not only outside the European Union, but also outside Europe and we should strengthen these third countries in which they will be done. We have a lot of work to do, but for our own society, the flows of illegal immigrants are very large. I can’t say we can manage them. In Crete, we have a thousand illegal immigrants every day who want to reach Greece and Libya, we have 3 million. This means that we have to find solutions within a European context, but also through our societies. “

And ended by saying:

“If we have to change the legislation, we will discuss it. In Greece we will have a new law now. And this law says that if your asylum application is rejected and you do not return to your country, this is a criminal offense and you are facing 2 to 5 years in prison. So the message is: If you are illegally in our country, you have two possibilities. Prison, or return. “