Greece prevented around 260,000 migrants from entering illegally in 2022 and arrested 1,500 traffickers, an official said Saturday.
Citizens' Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos was speaking to ambassadors from other European Union countries plus Switzerland and the United Kingdom as he guided them to a still expanding border wall in the country's northeast."The task needs the support ... of European public opinion, the European Union itself and its constituent members individually," Theodorikakos said.
The Greek minister's sentiments were echoed by Cypriot Ambassador Kyriakos Kenevezos, who spoke of the "need for understanding" from countries that don't have external EU borders. Greece's five-meter steel wall facing neighboring Turkey to the east across the Evros River -- called Meric in Turkey -- currently extends more than 27 kilometers and, according to Greek authorities, helps cover another 10 kilometers . Greece is currently expanding the wall, adding a 35-kilometer stretch with the ultimate goal of extending it to cover most of the 192-kilometer border.
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