European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarachi, in joint statements after their meeting in Athens on Thursday, announced the creation of a temporary mechanism for the voluntary return of 5,000 migrants from the Greek islands to their countries of origin, which will be funded by the European Commission, ANA reports.
The mechanism will be temporary, lasting only one month, and will offer the opportunity – exclusively for the migrants staying in the reception centers on the islands and who have arrived in Greece before January 1, 2020 – to apply to voluntarily return to their country and also receive an allowance of 2,000 euros.
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