Migrant crisis: Greece ‘overwhelmed’ by arrivals

Europe’s most senior official for migration has told the BBC that Greece is “overwhelmed” by new arrivals and that the whole world must react. At least 2,000 new migrants are registered in Greece every day. But more than 10,000 are stranded on the northern border with Macedonia, as EU countries have re-imposed internal border controls. […]

Europe’s most senior official for migration has told the BBC that Greece is “overwhelmed” by new arrivals and that the whole world must react. At least 2,000 new migrants are registered in Greece every day.
But more than 10,000 are stranded on the northern border with Macedonia, as EU countries have re-imposed internal border controls.
Dimitris Avromopoulos, the European Commissioner for Migration, said other states needed to support Greece.
“Greece is overrun, is overwhelmed by all these flows,” Mr Avromopoulos, who is Greek, told the BBC. We have to mobilise the whole European Union…we must see this situation as a global issue rather than a regional one.”
Earlier this week, EU officials announced an aid plan that would allocate €300m (£233m; $325m) this year to help any EU state deal with the migration crisis. In all, €700m would be made available over three years.