Greece will speed up its refugee asylum process, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview on Thursday, as concerns grow over a recent rise in migrant arrivals from Turkey.
"Those who obtain [asylum] obviously have the right to stay in Greece, while those who are not eligible will have to return to Turkey, as specified under the EU-Turkey accord," he said. Earlier in August, Mr Mitsotakis' migration policy minister, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, said arrivals had increased by 17 per cent in recent weeks - when arrivals typically peak.
He added that Greece had"exhausted its capacity on this issue [and] is looking forward to efficient cooperation with the European Commission and the member states."
Oh well!!. There goes Greece off our travel plans.
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