Greek Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas told BBC that Belgium told him to “push migrants back in the sea”.

Speaking to BBC Newsnight’s Evan Davis he talked about what will happen next to the Schengen Agreement – and what the European Union can do to help resolve the migrant crisis.

Asked on the issue, Mr. Mouzalas said that Belgium told Greece: “Go against the law!We are afraid! We don’t care if they are drowned” adding that “hopefully no other minister accepted it”.

Regarding the refugee camps, he said that “the only time in history where there were camps for 400,000 prisoners was the Nazi period. And refugees are not prisoners, they have rights”.

Asked on whether he was angry, he said “I am not angry, I am a minister and I must have all doors open. But we are tired. Imagine that during the summer period 10,000 per day where passing through the islands of 3,000 population. They are drowning in our seas and we are collecting bodies every day. We want to find a solution more than anyone else”.