Athens builds anti-migrant wall

“Greece to build wall along the Evros to stop migrants,” announces Kathimerini. The Athens daily explains that work will shortly begin on a pilot project for a 12.5 km long barbed wire barrier equipped with thermal cameras, which will be constructed on the border with Turkey. The newspaper argues that the “Turkish authorities’ refusal to accept migrants sent back by Greece played a key role in the Greek government’s decision to build the barrier, which comes “in the wake of a recent meeting between representatives of border agencies from both countries in Edirne,” the Turkish city located on the opposite bank of the river Evros. The construction of the barrier, which will go ahead “in spite of reservations expressed by the European Commission,” will be completed in early March.