Migrant influx is down but deal spat fuels fears

The number of migrants arriving in Greece dropped 90 percent in April, the European Union border agency Frontex said Friday, a sign that an agreement between Turkey and the EU to curb migration has had an impact, though tensions between Ankara and Brussels over Turkey's reluctance to amend its anti-terrorism laws have fueled fears that the deal will collapse.

According to Frontex, 2,700 people arrived in Greece from Turkey in April, most of them from Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq, a 90 percent decline from March. Nongovernmental organizations, whose representatives have been helping migrants and refugees on Aegean islands and in northern Greece, reported a similar drop. Meanwhile an increased number of migrants are trying to enter Europe via Italy.

In Athens, however, there are fears that the sharp drop in numbers may reverse soon as a deal between the EU and...