Ludicrous island schemes

If it weren't for memories of some of the darker pages of the country's history, settling Greece's uninhabited islands with the refugees who land on our shores would not seem like such a bad idea. It's not as if we look after these islands anyway, even though they are a part of Greece's territory and could become productive under certain conditions.

Apart from the understandable chill provoked by such an idea, there are also, however, several details that would need to be addressed. The first is the cost. Building accommodation facilities on a deserted island costs a lot more than in areas that already have infrastructure such as utilities. A deserted island in the middle of nowhere would need to have an electricity production unit, healthcare services etc in order to host people.

And who would cover the cost of that? The European Union currently provides the Greek...