Greece threatened with Schengen zone expulsion

Otherwise, they warn that Greece will be put in 'quarantine' of two years.

It is worth noting that last Saturday, the Financial Times also  revealed an "isolation plan" of Greece by Europeans, which was expected to be discussed in the Council of Ministers scheduled for Monday in Amsterdam.

According to the FT this plan contains drastic measures at Greece's borders with FYROM and supported by both the European Commission and Berlin, with increasing concern that the agreement with Turkey in practice proved inapplicable and ineffective in trying to stop migratory flows to Europe.

The article in The Times confirmed indirectly by the Austrian Minister of Interior Johanna Miklos-Laitner, who come to the Meeting, stressing: "If Greece does not do what it should, then the external borders of the Schengen Zone will move in the direction of Central Europe."

Referring to yesterday's threats of expulsion of Greece from the Schengen Zone, Miklos-Laitner noted that "it is time for things to be called by their name. Everyone knows that it is important and necessary to ensure the EU's external borders and for Europe to regain again its capacity for action."
Already last week at a workshop of the Popular Party in Leonfelnten of Upper Austria, the Austrian Interior Minister had asked Greece to better ensure border with Turkey, with the participation of the Navy, threatening, otherwise, with expulsion of Greece from the Schengen Zone.

For his part, the Greek Commissioner, Dimitris Avramopoulos, who will participate in the meeting in Amsterdam, reacting to scenarios for a mini-Schengen and the expulsion of Greece from the union, said that nothing like that has been proposed or discussed, noting that what must be done is to better manage our external borders.

«H structure of Europe should remain stable, there can not be any tracks outside Europe and some in," said Italian Interior Minister Angelina Alfano.

The representative of the European Commission, Natasha Burton categorically denied reports. "There are no plans to expel Greece from anywhere", the spokesperson responded to a press question, adding that she did not discuss any dismissal and no suspension of the Schengen Agreement.

The FT, however, in recent articles argues that the plans of the EU are tough against Greece and have the backing of the European Commission. They said that the proposals to send joint police forces along the border of FYROM with Greece, which was first described in a letter by Miro Cerar, Prime Minister of Slovenia to his counterparts in the EU has gained ground politically even taking the support of President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker.

"I welcome the proposal for all EU member-states to provide assistance to the FYROM authorities to strengthen controls at the border with Greece with equipment and police forces," wrote Juncker.

The plan seeks to shift the forefront of Europe's efforts to control refugees, to northern Greece, where the government reportedly struggling to manage the influx with limited resources.