Greece tries to extend Turkey border wall as countries swap insults

The 25-mile border fence could be extended a further 50 miles, but Athens is seeking funding at a time when it has fallen out with its neighbour again

Part of the border wall near the village of Poros, at the Greek-Turkish border (AP)

Greek authorities say they have requested European Union funding to extend the steel fence that runs along Greece’s land border with Turkey, with construction work set to kick off later this year.

What was set up in March 2020 as a 25-mile fence with surveillance cameras, intended to stop asylum seekers from entering the country, is expected to be extended a further 50 miles.

“It is a government decision to extend the border wall further, and we have requested European funding,” migration affairs minister Notis Mitarachi said in a radio interview this week.