Reception center pledged in Evros

A regional reception center for illegal immigrants is to be established near the border village of Filakio in Evros, the Interior Ministry’s general secretary, Athanassios Veziryiannis, said yesterday. A committee will be created to monitor the center which will accommodate migrants until their repatriation, Veziryiannis said, adding that the center was due to be ready in January. Yesterday, 22 illegal immigrants were detained on Samos, which they had reached by boat from neighboring Turkey. Also yesterday, Agence France-Presse quoted Turkish officials as saying nearly half a million would-be migrants have been intercepted in Turkey in the past five years.
(06.09.04)   Kathimerini English Edition   ()
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