In light of the escalating crisis at the Greek-Turkish border, EU strongly rejects Turkey's use of migratory pressure for political purposes. On Wednesday, a special meeting of the EU Council for Justice and Internal Affairs was held in Brussels, with the main aim of addressing new migration pressure on the Greek-Turkish border.
"Slovakia is ready to help Greece, either financially, in the form of humanitarian aid or by sending police officers," stated Slovak Interior Minister Denisa Saková after the meeting in Brussels adding that all the national delegations reached consensus on events in the Greek-Turkish border zone and praised Greece for its efforts to protect both its land and sea borders.
"We all expressed our solidarity with our Greek partners. We'll definitely support Greece either via the Frontex agency or in the form of humanitarian aid," said Saková. The European Commission at its ministerial council presented an action plan for Greece that includes sending aircraft, fire engines, blankets for refugee camps and extra police officers. According to the Slovak minister, Slovakia has been sending 700-1,000 police officers every year mainly to the Western Balkans and to other EU-member states who ask for help. However, the concrete details of assistance for Greece will most probably have to be resolved by the new Slovak government.
