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Europe Announces Plans To Close Greek Borders Due To Migrant Crisis

Europe has announced plans to possibly shut all borders with Greece over the countries repeated failure to control refugees at the Greek borders which has led to a Europe-wide migrant crisis.  According to an EU executive report, Greece has lost control of its own borders leading to uncontrolled and unaccounted for immigration across the rest of Europe. European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis told a news briefing “Greece seriously neglected its obligations and that there are serious deficiencies in the carrying out of external border control that must be overcome … by the Greek authorities“. Sky News reports: The report could see temporary border controls recently introduced between some free-travel Schengen countries extended for up to two years. It comes as Greece’s migration minister says his country is seeking EU backing for the swift deportation of migrants not considered eligible for asylum from Greek islands back to Turkey. Ioannis Mouzalas said that EU-supervised screening centres set up on the Greeks islands could be used to send back ineligible migrants to Turkey “the next morning”. Greek authorities say seven bodies, including those of two children, were recovered from the sea off the island of Kos after a boat carrying migrants or refugees sank. Three men, two women, a boy [...]