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EU official visits Greece, putting migration back in the spotlight

EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson held a second day of meetings today in Athens, where she met with Greece’s prime minister and foreign minister to talk about migration issues. Her visit to Lesvos, Samos, and Athens have put migration back in the spotlight, and come as the EU is working on a new migration pact. Journalist Nektaria Stamouli joins The Greek Current to talk about this new pact, the kind of solidarity Europe’s frontline states like Greece want to see from other EU countries, and the different challenges Greece is currently facing as a result of the migration crisis. 

Nektaria Stamouli is a correspondent with Politico based in Athens covering Greece, Cyprus, and the Balkans.

Read Nektaria Stamouli’s coverage of the latest developments in Politico: EU commissioner gets cold shoulder promoting migrant camps in Greece

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