Notis Mitarachi

2,000 migrants to be transferred off Greek islands in March

Greek authorities will transfer 2,000 migrants and refugees off the islands of the eastern Aegean in March, Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis said in Parliament on Thursday.

Mitarakis was speaking during a debate on an amendment that obliges migrants who have been granted asylum to leave the camps and ends their financial support.

Islanders determined to prevent work on migrant centers

Local authorities and residents on the Aegean islands of Lesvos and Chios are preparing for a full-scale conflict to prevent the start of construction work over the next few days on new closed structures for migrants.

Protest groups said they are guarding the sites where the government intends to build the centers.

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