UK’s Braverman receives tour of Evros border
The Greek government and authorities have been very successful in fighting “illegal migration” by creating “an extremely secure land border” with a sturdy fence that was built very quickly to act as a deterrent, British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said on a visit to the Evros border region.
Strong police, military and Frontex forces are monitoring the border and ensuring that the law is upheld and had brought about a drastic reduction in illegal crossings of the specific land border in Evros, she added.
Braverman was invited to the region by her Greek counterpart, Citizen Protection Minister Yiannis Economou, who said Greece maintains a “tough but fair migration policy that has brought results.”
“It is our intention to erect a fence along the entire length of the river and, of course, to equip the fence with all modern surveillance means that are necessary in order to be as effective as possible,” Economou told the British minister.
The local police “offer a very important service, not just to Greece but for Europe as a whole,” he added, underlining the need to always be vigilant and ready to face whatever might arise, saying this was achieved by equipping the police with the right operational plans and information networks, while always operating within the framework of Greek law, the Greek constitution, European law and respect for human rights.
He said he presented Braverman with the actions taken by the police and authorities for the protection of the Greek border against migrant trafficking networks and that they exchanged views on managing illegal migration flows. [AMNA]
