Some 36,000 illegal immigrants have been caught this year crossing into Greece via its land border with Turkey, the river Evros, according to figures made public on Friday.
This compares to a total of just over 47,000 arrests during the whole of last year. Greece is in the process of building a 12.5-kilometer fence in Evros, which is one of the main points of entry for illegal migrants. The structure will consist of two parallel fences topped with barbed wire, as Ana reported.
The Citizens’ Protection Ministry is inspecting 14 offers from private firms to construct a fence along Greece’s border with Turkey in Evros as part of an effort to deter illegal immigrants.
The government hopes to pick a successful bidder for the 5.4-million-euro project within the next days.
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