Greece Faces Threat of More EU Calls to Control Refugee Tide
- European Commission discusses possible new recommendations
- Surveillance could lead to longer internal-EU border checks
Refugees and migrants arrive by boat on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey.
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The European Union stepped up pressure on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to get a better handle on the influx of Mideast refugees by flirting with a measure that could leave migrants stranded in his cash-strapped nation.
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, discussed on Wednesday sending extra recommendations to the Greek government so it improves the registration of asylum seekers and upholds an agreement on passport-free travel in the so-called Schengen zone of 26 nations. Such a step could end up allowing internal-EU border checks to be prolonged for as many as two years.