Independent: EU chief praises Greece as ‘shield’ of Europe after police attack refugees at border
Ursula von der Leyen pledges €700m to help Greek security forces crack down on refugees…
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European Union leaders have praised Greece as the “shield” of Europe against refugees, despite emerging evidence of inhumane and violent treatment of migrants by Greek security forces at the country’s border.
Footage from Greece in recent days has shown police using tear gas on refugee camps and firing into the sea at vessels carrying people to Europe’s shores – in apparent contravention of international refugee conventions.
But Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president praised the Greek government and pledged to €700m (£609m) in EU funds for the country to help crack down on migrants and refugees.
“This border is not only a Greek border, it is also a European border… I thank Greece for being our European aspida in these times,” Ursula von der Leyen said, using the Greek word for a “shield”.
Apparently unconcerned by the humanitarian violations, Ms Von der Leyen said: “I thank the Greek border guards and coast guards, the police, servicemen and servicewomen and Frontex for their tireless effort.”
The Commission president announced on Tuesday that the EU’s border management agency, Frontex, would also scramble “a rapid border intervention” squad that includes six coastal patrol boats, a sea-going vessel, two helicopters, one plane, and an extra 100 border guards.
Greece has seen an influx of migrants and refugees arriving on its shores after Turkey announced at the weekend it was “opening the doors” and allowing refugees from Syria to continue through to Europe. Security forces have reacted often violently to the new arrivals, attracting condemnation from human rights groups.
Kyriákos Mitsotákis, Greece’s conservative prime minister, said Turkey had become “the official trafficker of migrants to the European Union”, in an escalating war of words between Athens and Ankara.
Mr Mitsotákis’s government has been criticised by the UN refugee agency for suspending all asylum applications for one month – an apparent breach of international law.
“Persons entering irregularly on the territory of a state should also not be punished if they present themselves without delay to the authorities to seek asylum,” the UNHCR said in a statement.
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