Migration challenges demand European solidarity: Greek PM

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Migration challenges demand European solidarity: Greek PM

STORY: Migration challenges demand European solidarity: Greek PM DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 3. file shots of Vathi refugee camp in Samos STORYLINE: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday called for European solidarity and preparedness in the handling of migration. Mitsotakis made the remarks at an event organized by the Greek Migration and Asylum Ministry. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister "Handling of this problem must and can only be European. Steps have been taken, much more needs to be done. In a period of international instability, immigration turns into an 'ongoing wager.'" According to the prime minister, Greece's Coast Guard has rescued tens of thousands of people in the Aegean Sea in recent years. He called for more effective cooperation to tackle the remaining cha

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