The Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that Greece will not allow the repetition of the 2015 migrant crisis.
He added that the migration flow crisis should not unravel on the borders after the dire situation in Afghanistan.
The Taliban’s assumption of power in Afghanistan in August has instilled fear in Europe of a 2015 replay.
In 2015. Nearly 1 million refugees, mostly from Syria, sought asylum in Europe, fleeing their countries across Turkey and Greece.
Early this month, Greece opened an EU-funded camp on Samos to toughen its migration policies.
The camp is a large facility that is loaded with advanced surveillance equipment and has barbed wire around it.
“We’ll not accept uncontrolled migratory flows similar to what we saw in 2015,” Mitsotakis said while flying back to Athens.
Greece had received 26 Afghani women lawyers, judges, and their families on Thursday.
However, Mitsotakis said that this “will be the exception… They cannot be perceived as a pull factor.”
Afghanistan has fallen victim to an economic crisis since the Taliban assumed power on August 15.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday that the country could face famine “within weeks.”
Greece restrictions
However, Greece says it does not want to turn into the EU’s gateway again.
The EU country has recently completed a 40 km wall in Evros on the border with Turkey.
The new remote camp has the necessary equipment to hold 3,000 people and will implement strict rules in operation.
Entering the camp will be between 8 AM and 8 PM only, and guards will ask for IDs and scan fingerprints regularly.
The Greek government plans other similar projects on other islands close to Turkey.
They said it will provide better hospitality and a safe environment for asylum-seekers.
However, Human Rights groups said that these facilities could become like prisons.
