AP Interview: EU border chief warns of migrant surge
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's border agency is boosting its operations in the Mediterranean Sea near Greece as increasing numbers of migrants try to enter the EU from Turkey, its chief said Thursday.
"We are worried about the situation in Greece and that's why we will upgrade our action there and our support to the Greek authorities," Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri told The Associated Press in an interview.
More than 10,000 people have been plucked from the central Mediterranean in recent weeks attempting to enter Europe from Libya on overcrowded, unseaworthy boats. The International Organization for Migration estimates that nearly 1,830 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean this year compared to 207 in the same period last year. ...
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