According to the US authorities, the apprehended smuggler was a weapons supplier of the militant Hezbollah organization, other armed organizations in the Middle East and organizations that operate in Iran, Iraq, Libya and Ukraine.

Those migrants who have returned from Idomeni are creating an entirely new problem for the Greek authorities. The reason is that they are representatives of those nationalities that are not allowed to go to other European countries and therefore it is expected that they will stay in Greece for a long period of time.

The German Minister of Finance clearly suggested that the Greek government and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in person were trying to circumvent the implementation of commitments undertaken in the summer, probably due to the poor majority in parliament.

Greek companies are the most pessimistic business in Europe regarding the development of key economic indicators such as revenues, employment and overall business climate. Their Bulgarian counterparts are cautiously optimistic.

Minister of Culture Aristidis Baltas said that the Greek government would not bring legal claims, as it believed that the country would lose the case.

According to the Greek media, the operation is running smoothly for the time being. Only five migrants opposed the measure and the police detained them.

The victims include 5 children, 2 women and 4 men, the Greek coast guard has been able to rescue 26 people, all of them are hospitalized on the island of Samos with symptoms of hypothermia.