Greece to build wall on EU-Turkey border

EUObserver reports that the Greek government planned to build a wall along its 206km-long land border with Turkey to help keep out unwanted migrants on the model of the US' border with Mexico.

DW reports that Greece scaled back its plans following critical remarks from the EU and human rights organisations.

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Deutsche Welle, 7.1.11: Greek and Turkish premiers meet amid border fence controversy http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14755687,00.html

Kathimerini, 8.1.11: Greek PM calls on Turkey to stop violations http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100002_08/01/2011_122193

ESO: Background information: Brussels to help guard Greece’s Turkish border http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-to-help-guard-greeces-turkish-border/

ESO: Background information: Migrant crisis in Greece strains EU open borders http://www.europeansources.info/record/migrant-crisis-in-greece-strains-eu-open-borders/

Deutsche Welle, 1.1.11: Greece plans border fence to keep out illegal immigrants http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14747138,00.html

EUObserver, 10.1.11: Greece blasts EU 'hypocrisy' for opposing Turkey wall plans http://euobserver.com/9/31610

Kathimerini, 10.1.11: Frontex concerned about Evros http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100003_10/01/2011_122213

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Spiegel Online International, 6.1.11: Greece's Planned Border Fence Is 'An Act of Despair' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,738118,00.html

EurActiv, 4.1.11: Commission downplays Greek plans for Turkish border wall http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/commission-downplays-greek-plans-news-500938

Deutsche Welle, 3.1.11: Greece tones down plans for a border fence after harsh criticism http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14749799,00.html

BBC News, 3.1.11: Greece plans Turkey border fence to tackle migration http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12109595

Kathimerini, 1.2.11: Athens fears wave of North Africa migrants (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/484891-athens-fears-wave-north-africa-migrants

Spiegel Online International, 20.1.11: 'The Asylum System in Greece Has Collapsed' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,740558,00.html

Sabah, 17.1.11: From the other side of the wall (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/464511-other-side-wall

EurActiv, 10.1.11: Turkey bites tongue over Greek border wall plan http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/turkey-bites-tongue-over-greek-border-wall-plan-news-501100

Berliner Zeitung, 10.1.11: Might as well build a wall (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/453071-might-well-build-wall

To Ethnos, 10.1.11: Without a policy, the wall achieves nothing (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/454881-without-policy-wall-achieves-nothing

FRONTEX: Rabit 2010. Evaluation Report http://www.frontex.europa.eu/assets/Attachments_News/fer_rabit_2010_screen_v6.pdf

Kathimerini, 4.1.11: Athens builds anti-migrant wall (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/447701-athens-builds-anti-migrant-wall

Kathimerini, 4.1.11: Putting up a barrier will work http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_100014_04/01/2011_122114

Le Monde, 26.5.11: Trouble never ends at Greek-Turkish border (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/677881-trouble-never-ends-greek-turkish-border

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