PM calls for EU unity on migration and border protection

Following his meeting with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Wednesday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed key migration issues.

Mitsotakis criticized allowing human traffickers to decide who enters the European Union, asserting that such decisions should be made by EU member states. He praised Austria's support in March 2020, when Greece successfully defended its borders against a coordinated attempt to breach them, benefiting both Greece and Europe.

He described this as a sign of shifting European attitudes, emphasizing the focus on external border protection as outlined in the European Council conclusions and the Migration and Asylum Pact. Mitsotakis highlighted Greece's progress over the past five years, including improved reception structures on the Aegean islands and reduced migration flows from Turkish coasts. He praised Greece's border protection...