Greece's asylum minister slammed the European Parliament's rejection of border protection agency Frontex's budget after 92 naked migrants found at joint border with Turkey.
Greece blasted the decision byto reject the budget for the bloc’s border protection agency after nearly 100 migrants were found naked at the country’s border with Turkey.
Migrants arrive with a dinghy accompanied by a Frontex vessel at the village of Skala Sikaminias, on the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey, on Feb. 28, 2020. The move has no direct legal consequences, but it does oblige the EU’s institutions — notably the European Commission — to take measures to address the parliament’s concerns. In similar circumstances in 1999, the entire commission resigned amid corruption allegations.
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