PIRAEUS, Greece—Greek authorities have prevented thousands of migrants from entering Greece clandestinely by sea this year despite a recent lack of cooperation from the Turkish coast guard, the country’s shipping minister said Wednesday.
Giannis Plakiotakis, whose ministry is also in charge of the coast guard, said arrivals were down 84 percent since March 1, compared to the same period last year, while the reduction in the month of August stood at nearly 95 percent compared to August 2019.
