Athens fears wave of North Africa migrants

"Greece calls on Frontex to extend its mission,” leads Kathimerini. “As events unfold in Egypt, the Greek authorities are on their guard, fearing a wave of immigration from north Africa," writes the Athens daily. Since the borders were closed in Spain, Italy and Malta, Greece has been getting 90 percent of illegal immigration into Europe, the paper notes, especially as Turkey does not require visas for migrants. This past November, Frontex launched Operation RABIT on the border with Turkey and POSEIDON on the Greek islands. According to Kathimerini, "the European agency for external border surveillance is likely to have agreed to extend its mission while negotiations are underway to spare Greece from the cuts planned for the Frontex budget.”