EU’s Frontex seeks 1,500 police for Greece

The European Union border control agency Frontex says it's seeking 1,500 police officers and 50 readmissions officers from the bloc's member states to help Greece return migrants to Turkey.

The announcement Monday comes after the 28-member bloc and Turkey reached a deal last Friday under which migrants who arrive in Greece will be returned to Turkey if they do not apply for asylum or if they make a failed asylum request.

Greece does not have enough officials to process all the asylum-seekers flooding across the Aegean Sea from Turkey.

Frontex executive director Fabrice Leggeri said "Frontex can only return people once the Greek authorities have thoroughly analyzed each individual case and issued a final return decision."

[AP]