EU Commission prepares emergency plan to avoid humanitarian crisis in Greece

The European Commission is making contingency plans to deal with a potential humanitarian crisis in Greece, European Commission spokesperson Natasha Bertaud said on Friday.

“At this time we are preparing an emergency plan, ‘a humanitarian aid mechanism’ in order to avoid a humanitarian crisis in Greece,” she said.

It is estimated that about 25,000 refugees and migrants are currently in Greece, while daily arrivals are between 2,000-3,000, she said.

Mrs. Bertaud also hailed a promise by Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos to have an additional 20,000 temporary hospitality places ready in northern Greece over the weekend.