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Greece is set to receive an extra €180 million (AU$288.3 million) in migrant aid from the European Commission for aid projects, thus acknowledging that Greece bore the weight of responsibility at the height of the crisis in the region.

Declan Costello, a spokesman for the European Commission, has been in favor of Greece's strict oversight for years after an exit from the memorandum, in order to implement necessary reforms.

The European Commission on Wednesday sent final warnings to Greece and another four EU member-states to complete the enactment of EU waste legislation and adopt measures to reduce the consumption of plastic carrier bags, in line with the Plastic Bags Directive of 27 November 2016.