Greece received the highest amount of EU funds earmarked for migration of any member state in 2023. Greece was the largest beneficiary of the European Commission’s emergency funding for immigration this year, according to a statement from the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.
The European Commission has dished out a total amount of € 258.9 million in extraordinary financing for European Union member states in 2023. Of this amount, Greece secured € 42.4 million.
Data exchange and foster care proposals
Greece received this amount thanks to two proposals: 1) The development of fibre optic lines and software to improve data exchange between border stations; and 2) Foster care/family and community care and semi-independent living arrangements for unaccompanied minors in their teenage years.
After Greece, Bulgaria was second in the funding table (€ 37.3 million), then Latvia (€ 33.4 million), followed by Croatia (€ 29.9 million), and Italy (€ 28.8 million), Cyprus (€ 23.03 million), Lithuania (€ 19 million), Hungary (€ 17.3 million), Spain (€ 9.57 million), Poland (€ 7.85 million), Slovakia (€ 5 .2 million) and Belgium (€ 5.08 million).
Greek PM warns migration likely to surge due to Gaza
“It is very likely that countries in the front line of migration flows will face new, strong pressure on their borders” due to the situation in Gaza, Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday in a joint press conference with German chancellor Olaf Scholz after their meeting in Berlin.
“The new European agreement on migration and asylum must be completed as soon as possible on the basis of solidarity and fair distribution of responsibilities between member states,” he added.
Source: Info Migrants
