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The Prime Minister pretended not to know about the suspension of Frontex operations

The Prime Minister pretended not to know about the suspension of Frontex operations

DIMITRIS PAPAMITSOS/Press Office of the Prime Minister/Eurokinetics

There are reports that the European Border Guard is considering suspending its operations in Greece, but Kyriakos Mitsotakis knows nothing.

He asked the Greek Prime Minister about this (“Ef.Syn” journalist Maria Psara), speaking about “good cooperation with FRONTEX” at the press conference he gave after the summit in Brussels.

In particular, to the question “There is information that FRONTEX is considering the possibility of suspending operations in Greece”, Kyriakos Mitsotakis simply replied: “The issue you mentioned did not come to my attention”.

A few days after the emergent releases of Ef.Syn. And there was also a publication in the French Le Monde, about Frontex’s harsh attitude after the shipwreck near Pylos. The New York Times To confirm the information that the European Border Guard wants to consider the possibility of suspending its operations in Greece, because time and again our country has practically taken no action and has not investigated the incidents recorded by Frontex.

Of course, Kyriakos Mitsotakis has “continued good cooperation” which “we now expect to continue”, while as for the existing issues, according to the Prime Minister, “they will always be resolved in good faith”.

The Greek prime minister also noted that there is “a common mission” between the Greek government and Frontex that dictates “protecting the external borders and always rescuing people in danger at sea”.

On immigration and the failure to reach EU summit results, Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted on preventive policies in the guise of smugglers. “Protecting the EU’s external borders is a necessary condition for a structured migration policy. I place great emphasis on the need to crush smugglers’ networks, so that vulnerable migrants and refugees do not have to make this dangerous journey,” he said, deliberately criticizing the policies (and) of the EU and its member states. avoided.

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