Greece Finalizes Plan to Build Wall on Border With Turkey

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attends a presentation of the construction of a new part of a fence which will be built at the border with Turkey, in Alexandroupolis, northern Greece, on Oct. 17, 2020. Dimitris Papamitsos/Greek Prime Minister's Office via AP

ATHENS, Greece—Greece’s government says it has finalized plans to extend a wall along its northeast border with Turkey, over concerns that migrants may try to stage mass crossings into the European Union country.

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said Monday that 26 kilometers (16 miles) of wall would be added to an existing 10-kilometer (6 mile) section in a 63-million-euro ($74 million) project due to be completed by the end of April.