Greek PM to broach refugee crisis at EU summit

As a growing influx of migrants from Turkey puts Greece under increasing pressure and amid the threat of a new wave of refugees, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said he will broach the issue of burden-sharing among European Union member-states at a leaders summit in Brussels on Thursday.

Condemning the refusal of some EU countries to join the response to the bloc's refugee crisis, Mitsotakis told AFP that "there need to be consequences for those who choose not to participate in this exercise of European solidarity."

Europe must be prepared for the eventuality of "a new migratory and refugee wave coming through Greece," he said.
Condemning threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to send millions of refugees to Europe as "blackmail," Mitsotakis said the bloc has been "generous" with funding to Ankara.
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