
Athens and Rome Urge Brussels to Act on Libya Crisis
Greece and Italy will raise the issue at the EU foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday, amid rising diplomatic tensions and concerns over regional instability.
Greece and Italy will raise the issue at the EU foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday, amid rising diplomatic tensions and concerns over regional instability.
The government’s amendment on immigration was approved by the House of Representatives with 177 positive votes. After an electronic vote, 74 MPs voted “no” and 42 chose “present”, while a total of 293 MPs voted.
The interim government in Tripoli estimates that there are currently three to four million illegal migrants in Libya. This statement came after a meeting between Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, along with his ministers, and senior European officials, including Greece’s Minister of Migration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, arriving at the EU Summit in Brussels on Thursday, made the following statement:
According to sources, the dossier contains explosive evidence, including witness testimonies, intercepted conversations, and official decisions that detail the involvement of Voridis and Avgenakis
In response to a pointed question from Zoi Konstantopoulou, leader of the opposition party Plefsi Eleftherias, Gerapetritis emphasised that Greece is actively engaged in diplomatic efforts to bring peace to the region.