Greek border successes focus attention on Bulgaria

Report of a EUObserver interview with General Georgios Salamagkas, head of the police directorate of Orestiada - the small Greek town beside Greece's short stretch of land border with Turkey.

He says that the EU Frontext support mission operating on Greece's border with Turkey has helped stem since 2010 the tide of irregular immigrants, but officials are now nervous that Bulgarian entry into the visa-free Schengen Agreement could see activity return to Europe's south-eastern corner.

ESO: Background information: Greek treatment of illegal migrants criticised http://www.europeansources.info/record/greek-treatment-of-illegal-migrants-criticised/

ESO: Background information: Roadblocks on the way to Schengen http://www.europeansources.info/record/roadblocks-on-the-way-to-schengen/

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