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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10436

24 August 2011
GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/jha
Greece wants to speed up Turkish border “wall” plans

Brussels, 23/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - Greece will shortly confirm its plans to close its border with Turkey in an effort to prevent illegal migrants from entering the country, the Greek Ministry for Citizen Protection announced on 5 August, according to AFP. The end of September was suggested for the launch of procedures.

The plan to put in place a “wall”, which was first announced in January, was given a frosty reception by the European Commission, which believes the idea to be...