Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos met with 27 ambassadors from EU countries, from countries associated with the Schengen Treaty, and from the UK and Switzerland, in Alexandroupolis, on Saturday, ANA reports.
To the ambassadors, the minister outlined the situation at the Greek-Turkish border in Evros, and he pointed out that the entry of some 260,000 undocumented migrants was prevented in 2022, while around 1,500 human traffickers were arrested during that time.
Some 300-400 such migrants are prevented from illegally crossing the Greek border every day, he added, and he reiterated his recent announcement that another 400 border patrol officers will be hired at Evros in 2023.
Of these, 250 take up service in February, and another 150 will do so in the coming months.
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