Androulakis Supports Crete Amid Migration Crisis

Politics 14 July 2025 22:00

Main opposition leader Nikos Androulakis on Monday expressed his support for Crete, which has faced increased migration flows in recent weeks. Speaking at a meeting with regional officials and coast guard representatives, Androulakis called the situation serious, rejecting populism and outdated policies from 2015, CE Report quotes Athens-Macedonia

He criticized the suspension of asylum processing as a “mockery” and noted most migrants come from Egypt and Bangladesh. Androulakis urged leveraging bilateral agreements to speed up repatriation and promote legal migration to meet labor needs.

Highlighting government diplomatic failures, he pointed to Libyan leader Khalifa Haftar’s role in exploiting migrant waves against Greece. On the proposal for a closed migrant facility in Crete, Androulakis said it should not be prioritized given the uncertain duration of the crisis.

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Androulakis Supports Crete Amid Migration Crisis

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