– The government handles the migrant situation, as we promised the inhabitants, said Migration Minister Notis Mitakaris during the opening of the camp on Saturday.
The camp, which is funded by the EU, is surrounded by high barbed wire fences.
According to local media, people are allowed to leave the camps between 8 in the morning and 8 in the evening every day, except for those whose asylum applications have been rejected. They will be shipped to Turkey, by agreement with the EU.
Mitakaris pointed out that Greece is no longer a gateway for illegal immigration into the EU. He also added that people in the camp will have good living conditions and good security.
Immigration to Greece has fallen sharply in the last year. One of the main reasons is that Greece has tightened border controls on the seas, moving people to the mainland. They have been criticized for expelling people illegally, which the Greek authorities reject.
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