EU Set To Pressure Greece on Border Controls
- 8 years ago
European Union interior ministers meeting here Friday are likely to put pressure on Greece to deliver on its promises to better monitor the bloc's external borders and register incoming migrants.
The pressure, which will include a veiled suggestion that Greece could be temporarily suspended from the Schengen passport-free zone, reflects growing frustration among other EU governments led by Berlin that Athens is a weak link in their efforts to control migrant flows.
The Islamist terrorist attacks in Paris last month, which left at least 130 people dead, have also put the focus on Europe's porous borders.
Two of the attackers traveled with Syrian passports, entering Europe via the Greek island of Leros where they were registered.
The pressure, which will include a veiled suggestion that Greece could be temporarily suspended from the Schengen passport-free zone, reflects growing frustration among other EU governments led by Berlin that Athens is a weak link in their efforts to control migrant flows.
The Islamist terrorist attacks in Paris last month, which left at least 130 people dead, have also put the focus on Europe's porous borders.
Two of the attackers traveled with Syrian passports, entering Europe via the Greek island of Leros where they were registered.