Bulgarian PM Expects Main Migrant Threat to Come from Greek Border

During a question and answer session in parliament on Friday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said that he expects the main migrant threat to come from the border with Greece.

Borisov was not scheduled to participate in the question and answer session, but he appeared in parliament to respond to MP's enquiries.

He commented the latest developments after the closure of the Western Balkan migrant route and the joint training between Bulgaria's police and army conducted at the country's borders.

According to him, the main threat might originate from the Greek border which is very long and unprotected.

He is particularly concerned that the Greek government has not taken measures in the past few months.

The prime minister reminded that in the past days Bulgaria has provided humanitarian aid to the refugee centres in Macedonia as it had previously done to Greece.

In his words, the conditions at the refugee centres in Macedonia are much better than those in Greece.

According to him, the conditions in the Greek refugee centres are "appalling", reiterating that he expects the real problem to come from Greece.

Borisov assured that Bulgaria has readiness to even erect a light wire fence along its border with Greece if the need arises.

Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev reaffirmed on Thursday the country's readiness to construct a light wire fence along the border with Greece in preparation for an eventual increase in migrant pressure.

The prime minister added that Macedonian authorities have information on the new migrant routes emerging, which has been shared with Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security (DANS).

Apart from cooperation between the security services of the two countries, the exchange...