EU diplomats fear escalation in Syria more than refugee surge

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Brussels is more worried about further escalation in Syria than a new refugee crisis, EU diplomats say

The possibility of a surge in migrant arrivals remains a concern for many EU countries, in particular frontline states like Greece. But, although the EU still has many migration policy issues to resolve, the situation has changed since 2015.Balkan route

Russian military vehicles drive through the town of Darbasiyah in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province | Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images "Significant numbers of migrants and refugees have gathered in large groups at the Greek-Turkish land border and have attempted to enter the country illegally,"Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis."I want to be clear: no illegal entries into Greece will be tolerated. We are increasing our border security."

While some diplomats speculated that Turkey's move was aimed at getting European support for its operation in Idlib, given the timing, others wondered whether it was designed to push EU countries to spend more money on helping the 3.5 million Syrians living in Turkey.

 

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