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Alternate Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas ruled out the creation of a new hosting center (hospot) on Lesvos in a letter to Lesvos mayor Spyros Galinos.

Arrivals of Turkish tourists to the island of Lesvos fell by 20 percent or by about 2,500 people to 11,850 in July compared to the same month last year, official data showed on Monday.

Lesvos sector professionals are seeing their efforts die out as the ongoing refugee influx has taken a toll on local tourism, with June figures down by 67.89 percent, according to data released by Mytilini airport and published in a local paper.