Ten days before the elections, Athens police began checking houses occupied by illegal immigrants in the city centre. Three buildings were checked and twenty-one illegal immigrants were found.
The crisis has intensified the emigration trend, but it is not a fact yet, according to Greek professors. But even when it becomes a fact, it will be different from the same processes in the past and in many cases, it can be defined as mobility.
"Corporate responsibility is a necessity not a luxury," said the French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Transport Robin Edme. He was a guest of honour at the second forum on corporate social responsibility, which the company Capital Link organized in Athens.
In his speech, he warned that Europe is threatened not only by the collapse of the euro but by the disintegration of the Schengen area as a result of uncontrolled illegal immigration.
Elections in Greece are important not only for the Greeks themselves but also for the foreigners who live in the country permanently. GRReporter contacted people from different fields and countries, who know the Greek reality well, and asked them what they expect from the elections in May.
In just a few hours, the fierce supporters of the idea, who had tried to spread it by all possible means, were already quarrelling with an equal number of Greeks not supporting the video.
New Democracy Minister Makis Voridis is hampering the opening of the first detention centre for illegal immigrants not from humane motives, but because the issue should be resolved by the next government. Venizelos accused Samaras of inability to stand a debate before the cameras and the media proved to be involved in the game for winning more voters.