Greece to bolster border with Turkey over Afghanistan migration fears

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Greece, Poland, and Lithuania were among the 12 countries that sent a letter to the European Commission last week to call for more extensive EU measures against illegal immigration.
54% : In February 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he would let migrants through to the European Union.
52% : The number of border guards at the Turkish border has already increased from 1,000 to 1,500 in the last few months.
51% : "The majority of people arriving are not at risk in the last transit country, so it's important to redefine how [migration policy] works and how border security works."
44% : Greece says it will increase the number of border guards on the country's border with Turkey, over fears of increased migration from Afghanistan.
35% : Athens has also denied mounting allegations by human rights groups that migrants caught crossing into Greece are being summarily deported without being allowed to claim asylum.

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