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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10548
SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) jha

Commission refuses to pay for sealing off Greek-Turkish border

Brussels, 07/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 7 February, the European Commission rejected a request from Greece that it jointly fund the cost (estimated at €5.5 million) of sealing off its border with Turkey to clamp down on illegal immigration, and it warned Greece that it must not violate human rights.

The European Commission has received a request for co-financing metal fencing between the two countries and EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström had made it very clear,...

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