Greece Denies EU Issued Warning on Possible Schengen Expulsion
- Greece is under pressure from other EU members on borders
- Country continues to reject Frontex role on its land borders
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Greece’s government said it’s coming under pressure from fellow European Union countries to do more to control its own borders, while rejecting a report it was threatened with suspension from the Schengen passport-free travel zone.
Greece “is getting pressure from some European states, which wrongly think it is feasible to control inflows at the sea borders,” Migration Policy Minister Ioannis Mouzalas told reporters in Athens on Wednesday, responding to press reports that the country has been threatened with expulsion from Schengen. Europe wants to support the Schengen agreement as it is, an EU spokesperson, who asked not to be named in line with policy, said Tuesday.