PM says Greece 'has reached its limits' on migration

The first priority for the new European Commission should be managing migration, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday at an event on youth participation in European politics.

"Greece has reached its limits. We need a common system on asylum that will replace Dublin," he said, adding that the sharing of the burden should not be just an empty slogan without any substance.

Mitsotakis said that Greece receives an average of 500 asylum seekers a day, the situation on the Greek islands is now "unmanageable," and the transfer of refugees to the mainland is causing reactions by the local population.

"We do not see how this trend will stop in the near future," he explained, stressing that migration is an issue that concerns the entire EU.
The prime minister was special guest at the event, which is part of the European People's Party's (EPP)...