(ANSAmed) - ATHENS, APRIL 20 - The first Greek reception centre
for illegal immigrants will open in the next few days in the
area of Amigdalesa in the outskirts of Athens. The Greek
minister for citizens' protection Michalis Chrisochoidis gave
the news at the end of a meeting with the Finnish interior
minister Paivi Rasanen and Ilkka Laitinen, Executive director of
Frontex, the European agency for border control. A memorandum
between Greece and Frontex was signed during the meeting which
signals the cooperation between both parts and the support from
the EU with regards to border control in Greece.
"The first reception centre" said Chrisochoidis "will be able to host about 1,000 people. Their transfer will be initiated at the start of next week." The centre in Amigdalesa is situated nearby the Greek police officers' school. "We want to prove there's no risk involved for anyone and that we all have to support this effort in order to solve the problems which arise from immigration" the minister concluded. (ANSAmed).
"The first reception centre" said Chrisochoidis "will be able to host about 1,000 people. Their transfer will be initiated at the start of next week." The centre in Amigdalesa is situated nearby the Greek police officers' school. "We want to prove there's no risk involved for anyone and that we all have to support this effort in order to solve the problems which arise from immigration" the minister concluded. (ANSAmed).
