The Bulgarian government on Monday opened one of its dams along the Evros River to raise the river’s water level in an attempt to stop migrants who are trying to cross the Greek-Turkish border.
The Ivaylovgrad Dam was opened at Greece’s request. The operation was successful in raising the river’s water level, the Greek Reporter reports.
Bulgaria’s action took place as the standoff between migrants, who were recently granted permission to cross Turkish territory to enter Greece – and hence Europe – by the Turkish government, and Greek security personnel continues. The number of migrants – most of whom are fighting-aged men – currently trying to cross illegally into Greece via the Evros River has been estimated as being in the thousands.
During a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that if Turkish President Recep Erdogan wants to renegotiate his country’s agreement on migration with the EU, he must first bring the migrants off the border and put a stop to the spread of disinformation. The prime minister emphasized that neither Greece or Europe will allow themselves to be blackmailed, although he also recognized that Turkey has long played a crucial role in controlling the migrant crisis.
Mitsotakis further called for Erdogan to consider taking other measures, such as carrying out joint border patrols with Greece and repatriating migrants who had crossed into Greece illegally.
The Turkish regime has become increasingly belligerent as this border conflict has unfolded over the past weeks.
On Tuesday, Voice of Europe reported that Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, during an interview on Tarafsiz Bölge program on CNN Türk, over the weekend said, among other things, that mass migration across the Greek border would drastically alter European governments, destroy their economies, and bring chaos that would cause Europe’s stock markets to collapse.
Earlier this week, Greek authorities released shocking night-vision video footage which shows a Turkish tactical armored combat vehicle tearing down the border fencing along the Greek-Turkish border in a clear effort to aid military-aged migrant invaders to cross over illegally into Greece, Voice of Europe reported.
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