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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-03-26
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[01] Gov't initiative to tackle illegal migration
[01] Gov't initiative to tackle illegal migration
AMNA / The government on Monday announced the creation of 30 guarded
reception centres for illegal migrants in 10 of the country's 13
administrative regions, with the exception of the regions of the Aegean
and Ionian islands and the large island of Crete.
The announcement came after Citizen Protection Minister Mihalis
Chryssohoidis met with the regional governors, seeking a solution
to the pressing and explosive illegal migration problem in the
country. www.amna.gr
Each of the reception centres will have a capacity of 1,000 individuals,
while a total of 250 million euro in EU funds will be used for this
purpose by 2013. Chryssohoidis informed the regional governors that
within the next 15 days they should suggest the appropriate spaces that
could be used as reception centres for illegal migrants.
The minister stated that if the regional governors have no suggestions
a decision will be made through a legislative act to be presented to
the cabinet in cooperation with the ministry of defence. AMNA
The regional governors of Larissa, in central Greece, and western
Macedonia, in the NW of the country, conveyed the strong objections of
local communities, while Attica Regional Governor and Union of Regional
Authorities of Greece (EN.PE) President Yiannis Sgouros supported the
initiative.
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