Stranded migrants protest next to the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, December 3, 2015. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
BRUSSELS/IDOMENI (Reuters) - Greece asked for European help on Thursday to secure its borders and care for crowds of migrants, defusing threats from EU allies to bar it from the passport-free Schengen zone if it failed to get a grip.
Hours before EU interior ministers are to meet on Friday to consider what to do about Greece's inability to stem the flow of refugees and others streaming towards Europe's rich north, the Athens government finally heeded calls from Brussels and agreed to accept European aid and foreign border guards.
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