The need for stricter policy in migration was underlined by the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Makis Voridis, Speaking to SKAI. As he said, the successful management of migratory flows from the Greek side resulted in the pressure on the pressure to Libya, and revealed that The possibility of temporary suspension of the asylum procedure is considered.
“Our proper management in migration has moved the pressure to Libya,” he said characteristically, stressing that if there is no decrease in arrivals, a stricter shape may be implemented.
“If we do not see a effective reduction in flows, we are very likely to consider asylum inhibition. We will not consider asylum and therefore go directly to a logic that will enter pre -open -call centers and are held there to return, “he said. As he explained, the issue will be considered in the coming days.
At the European level, Mr Voridis noted that Greece would strengthen the common initiative of Member States for a single and overall immigration policy: “We will strengthen European initiative, to be with Europe, all together in order to have a total and unified regulation.”
Finally, asked about the Turkolibyan memorandum, he argued that, although it is a bilateral agreement that is difficult to overturn, it is not legally strong: “I do not know if it could be overthrown, it is a bilateral agreement. I don’t know what opportunities were. What we are saying is that, because it violates international law, it is not a strong agreement. “