Greece denies Germany to return 'thousands' of migrants
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Athens on Thursday denied that tighter German border controls would result in thousands ofmigrants and asylum seekers being sent back to Greece....
Athens on Thursday denied that tighter German border controls would result in "thousands" of migrants and asylum seekers being sent back to Greece.
Berlin has heightened security measures on its borders with several EU neighbours and said it could significantly increase the number of migrants who are denied entry into the country.
Greece is wary of accommodating additional asylum seekers, having seen large numbers of migrants flowing into the country over the last decade, mainly from neighbouring Turkey.
"There never was and still is no issue of mass returns," Migration Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos told state TV channel ERT.
He denied that "thousands" of migrants and refugees would be deported to Greece as a result of the new German policy.
