Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000885/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Nikolaos Anadiotis (NI)
Greece, being on the EU’s external border, shoulders a disproportionate part of the burden when it comes to migration management, particularly with regard to migration flows from the Eastern Mediterranean and along the Greece-Italy route. Greek surveillance and reception mechanisms are not sufficiently equipped and funding for border management has been mainly focused on non-EU countries.
The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) has funded actions to address migration flows. However, according to a European Court of Auditors’ report, these actions in North Africa (e.g. Libya and Tunisia) do not include clear effectiveness indexes demonstrating a reduction in irregular migration towards Greece[1], nor is there sufficient evidence of a reduction in migration flows to Europe in general[2].
In view of the above:
- 1.What measures does the Commission intend to take to ensure that Greece and the other first-entry countries do not have to shoulder any more of the burden of managing migration flows?
- 2.Does it intend to provide more resources for the immediate reinforcement of Greek surveillance mechanisms?
Submitted: 28.2.2025