Greece seeks EU funds, staff to ease migration burden


  • World
  • Thursday, 19 Jul 2018

Greek Migration Minister Dimitris Vitsas speaks during a news conference in Athens, Greece, July 18, 2018.REUTERS/Costas Baltas

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece wants EU authorities to provide more funds and support staff to help it cope with thousands of migrants and refugees stuck in island camps, its migration minister said on Wednesday.

Greece was a frontline country for refugees fleeing war and poverty in Syria and elsewhere until 2016, when a deal between the European Union and Ankara sharply reduced migrant flows through Turkey.

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