European Union countries have begun the process of sending migrants who arrived in Europe via Greece over the last five months back to have their asylum applications assessed there.
EU rules oblige migrants to apply for asylum in the country they first enter. But the rules were suspended as hundreds of thousands of people, many of them Syrian refugees, entered Greece in 2015.
The European Commission recommended in December that EU countries gradually resume transfers to Greece of unauthorized migrants arriving from March 15 onwards.
"Reception conditions in Greece have significantly improved since last year, which is why the Commission recommended a gradual resumption of transfers," she said. The recommendation is not binding on EU countries.
Greece's asylum service says requests have been made to return more than 400 migrants.
Disorganized migration results in thousands of death. Just a thought.
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