Dutch lawyers are seeking damages on the behalf of a Syrian family they say were unlawfully returned to Turkey from Greece on a Frontex-operated return mission.
Asylum seekers facing rejection in Greece: 'We cannot clap with one hand' infomigrants.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from infomigrants.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
EU sends mixed message on Turkey as safe haven
Greece currently has around 9,000 asylum seekers in its camps on the Greek islands (Photo: Ritsona Refugee Camp)
Brussels, Today, 07:15
The European Commission says Greece will still be required to assess individual claims after Athen s declared Turkey a safe country for refugees. I think it is not something very strange with this decision, EU home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson, told reporters on Tuesday (8 June).
Read and decide
Get instant access to all articles and 20 years of archives. 14-day free trial.
Choose your plan
Our exclusive news stories and investigations. Influential. Investigative. Independent.
Greece: EU Funded Securitisation of Camps, Legal Action Against Frontex Before CJEU as Greek PM and Leggeri Exchange Mutual Praise on Reduction of Arrivals
Format
Concrete walls and surveillance drones are among the amplified security measures set to be introduced in camps across Greek mainland and islands largely funded by the EU. Front-LEX, Progress Lawyers Network, and the Greek Helsinki Monitor have submitted a legal action against the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex at the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). At a meeting in Athens on 21 May Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and head of Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri exchanged compliments over cooperation resulting in an 80 percent reduction of arrivals to Greece.