EU gives Greece 2 weeks to sharpen border control plan
Source: AFP
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Union said Tuesday it has given Greece until April 26 to clarify how it plans to reassert control over its external border or ultimately risk suspension from the Schengen passport-free zone.
The EU wants the plans in place so that Greece will remedy by mid-May a series of failings highlighted in January over registering and fingerprinting the hundreds of thousands of migrants who have arrived there from Turkey.
The European Commission, the EU's executive, on Tuesday criticised the action plan that Greece submitted for failing first of all to provide "detailed time-frames" for fixing the problems.
Athens must clearly state which officials are involved in implementing the plan and also show that it will properly use EU funds earmarked for the migrant control measures.
Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20160412-eu-gives-greece-2-weeks-sharpen-border-control-plan
Meanwhile:
Rome (AFP) - Some 4,000 migrants have been rescued from boats in the Strait of Sicily between Tunisia and Italy in the past two days, Italy's coastguard said.
On Tuesday, 2,154 migrants were brought to safety, on top of the 1,850 rescued on Monday, the coastguard said, adding that a vessel from the EU border agency Frontex and a Greek cargo ship had assisted the Italian navy in rescuing all the passengers from 16 dinghies and a rowing boat.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/4-000-migrants-rescued-strait-sicily-two-days-184957022.html
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