Greek PM, German chancellor share concerns over fresh refugee influx

The European Union's new pact on migration and asylum needs to be finalized as soon as possible, in anticipation of fresh pressure from the ongoing hostilities in the Middle East, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed on Tuesday, following a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.

Speaking at a joint press conference after their meeting, Mitsotakis noted that "it is very likely that front-line countries like Greece will face new, strong pressure at its borders" from a fresh influx of refugees fleeing the war in Gaza.

"The new European agreement on migration and asylum must be completed soon on the basis of solidarity and the fair distribution of responsibilities between member-states," the Greek prime minister said.

"We need a dynamic plan that moves in two directions: preventing illegal entries, on the one hand, and managing legal...