The European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, together with the Greek Minister for Immigration and Asylum, Panagiotis Mitarachis, announced on Thursday 12 March a package of measures to alleviate the migratory pressure on the Greek islands, including a new programme for the voluntary return to their countries of origin of those present in the camps.
The Commissioner also formalised the holding of an international conference in Greece in May, sponsored in particular by UNICEF,...