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EU needs new measures to counter weaponized migration, says Greek PM Mitsotakis in Politico article
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EU needs new measures to counter weaponized migration, says Greek PM Mitsotakis in Politico article

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis argued in an article for Politico that the EU needs new measures to combat the weaponization of migration.
  • He highlighted that recent events at European borders, such as in Belarus and Ceuta, demonstrate the limits of the current asylum and migration framework.
  • Mitsotakis called for an emergency mechanism to handle mass migration pressure and weaponization, emphasizing border protection, internal stability, and European solidarity.

Europe faces a new security reality where migration is not just a humanitarian issue but a tool for hybrid pressure and geopolitical coercion, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrote in Politico. He stressed the need for new measures to address this evolving threat.

Europe finds itself facing a new security reality, in which migration is no longer just a humanitarian issue or a management challenge, but can be transformed into a tool of hybrid pressure and geopolitical coercion.

— Kyriakos MitsotakisIn an article for Politico, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described the evolving security landscape in Europe.

Mitsotakis pointed to events at the borders of Belarus and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta as evidence that the existing European asylum and migration framework has limits. He noted that sudden, coordinated migration flows have exposed these shortcomings.

The sudden and coordinated migration flows have highlighted the limits of the existing European asylum and migration framework.

— Kyriakos MitsotakisMitsotakis referenced events at the borders of Belarus and Ceuta to illustrate his point about the inadequacy of current EU policies.

While acknowledging progress with the Migration and Asylum Pact, Mitsotakis argued that the EU requires a special emergency mechanism. This mechanism would allow for temporary, strictly controlled adjustments to procedures in cases of mass migration pressure and weaponization, while fully respecting European and international law.

The EU is now called upon to establish a special emergency mechanism for cases of mass migration pressure and the weaponization of migration.

— Kyriakos MitsotakisThe Greek Prime Minister proposed a new approach to manage migration crises.

The prime minister emphasized that protecting external borders, maintaining internal stability, and strengthening European solidarity are crucial. These are necessary preconditions for effectively countering a threat that challenges not only frontline states but also the EU's cohesion and citizens' trust in its ability to manage its borders fairly and collectively.

Protecting the external borders, maintaining internal stability, and strengthening European solidarity are now necessary preconditions for effectively addressing a threat that tests not only the frontline states but the cohesion and citizens' trust in Europe's ability to manage its borders effectively, fairly and collectively.

— Kyriakos MitsotakisMitsotakis outlined the key priorities for the EU in managing migration.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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