Mitsotakis Says Greece Will Extend Evros Border Fence to Cover Full Land Frontier With Türkiye

By Bosphorus News Staff

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece will extend the border fence in the Evros region to cover the full length of the country’s land frontier with Türkiye, framing the move as a long term border security measure tied to migration control and deterrence.

Speaking during a visit to the area, Mitsotakis said the barrier would “cover the whole of Evros” and argued that Greece must remain “permanently secure against any threat,” language he linked to the 2020 border crisis and the broader European debate on external border protection.

He also pointed to additional staffing and upgraded surveillance as part of the plan, presenting the fence extension as one element of a wider border management package that includes technical monitoring and stronger operational coordination.

The visit included stops at border infrastructure, including the Kipi crossing and a nearby outpost, with Mitsotakis revisiting March 2020 as a turning point in how border pressure can escalate quickly and how Athens expects the European Union to treat the Evros line as a strategic external border.

Meanwhile, a timeline detail emerged in parliamentary remarks attributed to the citizen protection portfolio, saying a new 27 km section of fencing was expected to be completed within eight months, indicating the expansion is being pursued in discrete construction phases.