ATHENS – Deputy Migration Policy Minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos said that a new ‘corridor’ of refugee and migrants flows has been formed in the last months between Alexandroupolis and Samothrace, in an interview with the Sunday edition of Kathimerini newspaper.
At the same time on Lesvos, said Koumoutsakos, we see a 44 percent increase in flows in comparison with the same period in 2018 which brings extra pressure to the already suffocating condition at Moria hotspot on Lesvos.
The minister accused SYRIZA government of low performance on the issue of readmissions and Turkey of not succeeding to uproot the traffickers’ rings and of inefficient supervision of its coasts.
Koumoutsakos reiterated that his ministry is elaborating a proposal at EU level on the readmissions and is in contact with the Republic of Cyprus and other EU state members to support it.
He said that the government’s main priorities is the protection of the borders and the strict supervision at the hotspots, the decongestion of the islands and the acceleration of the asylum procedures in order to be held more effectively and always with respect to the international law.
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FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
BCHARRE, Lebanon (AP) — Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a small mid-19th century chapel hidden in a mountain forest to celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration, the miracle where Jesus Christ, on a mountaintop, shined with light before his disciples.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola's confidence in Manchester City remains unshaken even after a three-game winless run.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After reports of player unrest, Manchester United barred journalists from a pre-game news conference with Erik ten Hag on Tuesday as the Dutchman spoke ahead of a latest crunch match for his troubled team.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.
NICOSIA - Cypriot President Nicos Christodoulides, during a visit to Egypt and Jordan, was expected to seek support for the idea of his island country being a conduit for humanitarian aid to Gaza during Israel’s hunt there for Hamas terrorists.
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