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Increasing numbers of economic migrants coming from Asia and Africa, the UN warned
Joint report by refugee agencies said refugees will also continue to flee from Syrian war
Warning comes as Greece is told it could be sealed off from rest of Europe
European Commission found it 'seriously neglected' its borders during last year's migrant crisis
One million more migrants will arrive in Europe this year with increasing numbers of economic migrants coming from Asia and Africa, the United Nations warned yesterday. A joint report by refugee agencies said the conflict in Syria will continue to be a source of refugees seeking asylum in the European Union. But an increasing number of people will also come from south west Asia and northern and western Africa adding further pressure to Europe's worst migration crisis since World War Two. 'Continued arrivals will most likely put strain on affected communities and their willingness to accept refugees and migrants,' it said in the report compiled by the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and 65 other organisations.
The warning came as Greece was warned it could be sealed off from the rest of Europe within three months after the European Commission found it 'seriously neglected' its borders during the migrant crisis last year. A snap investigation found Greece was failing to screen those arriving on its islands and simply waving them through towards the rest of Europe. It said Greece could be suspended from the EU's border-free travel-area, Schengen, for its failure to control the numbers of people coming in.
Commission vice president Valdis Dombrovskis said: 'Greece is seriously neglecting its obligations. There are serious deficiencies in the carrying out of external border controls that must be overcome and dealt with by the Greek authorities.' In an unannounced visit to the Greek islands Chios and Samos in November, inspectors found arrivals were not being checked before being allowed to continue their journeys. At least two of the jihadi terrorists who took part in the Paris attacks came through the Greek island of Leros posing as Syrian refugees.
Joint report by refugee agencies said refugees will also continue to flee from Syrian war
Warning comes as Greece is told it could be sealed off from rest of Europe
European Commission found it 'seriously neglected' its borders during last year's migrant crisis
One million more migrants will arrive in Europe this year with increasing numbers of economic migrants coming from Asia and Africa, the United Nations warned yesterday. A joint report by refugee agencies said the conflict in Syria will continue to be a source of refugees seeking asylum in the European Union. But an increasing number of people will also come from south west Asia and northern and western Africa adding further pressure to Europe's worst migration crisis since World War Two. 'Continued arrivals will most likely put strain on affected communities and their willingness to accept refugees and migrants,' it said in the report compiled by the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and 65 other organisations.
The warning came as Greece was warned it could be sealed off from the rest of Europe within three months after the European Commission found it 'seriously neglected' its borders during the migrant crisis last year. A snap investigation found Greece was failing to screen those arriving on its islands and simply waving them through towards the rest of Europe. It said Greece could be suspended from the EU's border-free travel-area, Schengen, for its failure to control the numbers of people coming in.
Commission vice president Valdis Dombrovskis said: 'Greece is seriously neglecting its obligations. There are serious deficiencies in the carrying out of external border controls that must be overcome and dealt with by the Greek authorities.' In an unannounced visit to the Greek islands Chios and Samos in November, inspectors found arrivals were not being checked before being allowed to continue their journeys. At least two of the jihadi terrorists who took part in the Paris attacks came through the Greek island of Leros posing as Syrian refugees.