Greece Rejects EU Proposal for Border Monitors

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Since surging to power in 2019, Greece's center-right government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has adopted a stiffer stance on illegal migration - a policy that has seen migrant inflows drop by a dramatic 90% in that two-year period.
61% : Asked in parliament, Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis offered a blunt response about whether he would allow the EU to establish an independent watchdog to monitor border controls and illegal migration.
59% : The rejection could imperil millions of dollars in financial support that Greece needs to boost its capabilities in fending off illegal migration.
52% : Greece has rejected a request by the European Union to set up an independent process to monitor border controls and illegal migration.

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