Locals protest against a new refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, during the visit of the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, in the city of Mytilene, on Lesbos, Greece, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Elias Marcou
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece "can do more" to investigate allegations that it is pushing asylum-seekers, including children, back to Turkey, the European Union's top migration official said on Monday.
The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has said it has received a growing number of reports in recent months suggesting asylum-seekers may have been pushed back to Turkey at sea or immediately after reaching Greek soil, or left adrift at sea.
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