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Crete: Over 4,300 traffic checks in the past three days – 1,389 violations recorded

Special focus on drunk driving and lack of helmet use

Libya: With a Note Verbale to the UN, it directly challenges the median line set by Greece – See maps

Libya officially records for the first time its claims based on the Turkey-Libya Memorandum – It accuses Greece of violating international law

Plan for a closed facility in Crete – Kastelli, Heraklion is the most likely option – What was decided at the Ministry of Migration meeting

What was discussed at the meeting at the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum on migration flows in Crete

520 migrants rescued off Gavdos to Be Transferred to Malakasa camp

The 520 migrants who were rescued off the coast of Gavdos will be transported to the Malakasa reception center, authorities confirmed

Crete “suffocates” from boatloads of illegal immigrants from Libya – There was no place to host even half of the 840 who arrived yesterday (video)

442, although they were to be transferred to a facility in Agyia, were ultimately taken to the commercial port of Rethymno

Fire in Ierapetra: No unified front but scattered outbreaks – Concern over strong winds (Upd.)

Improved picture of the ongoing fire since Sunday afternoon – 5,000 tourists evacuated – Arson crimes investigation units deployed to the area

KYSEA: Need for cooperation from Libyan Authorities to prevent establishment of new migration route to Crete

Middle East, Migration, and MEKO Frigate Upgrades on the KYSEA Agenda at Maximos Mansion

Illegal immigration: With the “Evros recipe” in the Libyan Sea – The second smuggling route to Crete is being sealed

Caravans of 7,044 illegal immigrants since the beginning of the year, 95% are men aged 18-35, 98% are not entitled to asylum - Mitsotakis secured EU support like in Thrace in 2020

Mitsotakis from Brussels: We will use every measure to prevent the establishment of a new migration route to Crete – Watch video

"Cooperation on defense equipment with third countries only applies to those that share our foreign and security policy," said the Prime Minister, sending a message to Turkey – "We exercise sovereign rights on the ground," he emphasized

Fire now in Crete, in the Mesara area — Emergency alert issued

Major mobilization of the Fire Service

fire in Crete
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