PM Mitsotakis: The EU took a decision on migration that furthers Greek interests

PM Mitsotakis: The EU took a decision on migration that furthers Greek interests

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"First of all, the fact that we managed to reach an agreement on the conclusions on the migration chapter is a very positive development. And if you allow me to make a more general observation, since 2019 Greece has been supporting a tough but fair migration policy, placing great emphasis on the external dimension of migration, in other words the protection of the external borders of the European Union. And I want to remind you that the problems that Poland is facing today with the instrumentalisation of the migration problem by Belarus and Russia, Greece faced first in March 2020. We show full support to a country that is facing similar problems," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a press conference after the European Council on Thursday, CE Report quotes Athens-Macedonian

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