Greek police clashed with thousands of migrants who were already gathering on the border to try to enter Europe. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to allow refugees to travel on to Europe from Turkey, which he said can no longer handle new waves of people fleeing war-torn Syria. In Athens, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held an emergency meeting to discuss tensions on the border with Turkey. In 2015, Greece became the main EU entry point for 1 million migrants, most of them refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war. Armed policemen and soldiers are patrolling the Evros River shores — a common crossing point — and are warning with loudspeakers not to enter Greek territory.

Source: Taipei Times February 29, 2020 16:07 UTC