GREECE PLANS TO DEPLOY NAVY SHIPS OFF LIBYA TO 'SEND A MESSAGE' TO MIGRANT SMUGGLERS
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24.06.2025


Euronews (23 June 2025)

By Nicoleta Drougka

 

Greece saw a spike in migrant arrivals last week, with 731 migrants arriving on the islands of Crete and Gavdos in a 24 hour period.

Greece plans to deploy navy warships near Libya’s territorial waters in a bid to curb irregular migration to the country, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday. 

Speaking during a meeting with the Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas, Mitsotakis said the move had followed an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers on Sunday.

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