Vasilis Kikilias
Minister denies Greek reception centers are a 'disgrace'
Public Order Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Friday denied that migrant reception centers in Greece are a disgrace.
Kikilias made his comments while visiting a former army camp in Corinth, west of Athens, that has been turned into a center for holding irregular migrants.
He said that so far some 450 migrants who had been held at the center have been repatriated.
Greece, US to cooperate on security, minister says after Washington visit
Greek and US authorities have agreed to boost their cooperation in international security affairs with the exchange of information regarding individuals entering the European Union via Greece, Public Order Minister Vassilis Kikilias told reporters on Monday, after briefing Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on a visit to the US where he met with officials from the FBI, CIA and National Security Age