Tsipras: “There is no going back to austerity

Greek Coast Guard officials have rescued close to 142,000 migrants over the past month, the authority has reported.

Specifically, they rescued 141,919 refugees in 795 incidents in the eastern Aegean Sea. Moreover, 189 vessels and three vehicles were confiscated.

Meanwhile, 1,875 refugees from Lesvos and Chios arrived on Thursday at Piraeus port on the ferry Blue Star 1.

Another 2,496 refugees are expected to arrive in Piraeus on Thursday afternoon on the ferry Eleftherios Venizelos.

Greece will not patrol with Turkey

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, speaking on Alpha radio station, reaffirmed that there is no possibility of joint Greek-Turkish patrols in the Aegean to confront the refugee issue.

"That would mean Turkish ships entering our territorial waters - something that would have long-term consequences," he added.

The idea of Greece-Turkey cooperation had been brought up in the European Parliament on Wednesday, when European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker proposed the cooperation between the two under the EU auspices to control the gateway to Europe.

Source: ANA-MPA