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Turkish authorities have been transporting illegal immigrants concentrated on the its borders with Greece across Evros to the interior of the country.

A Turkish-flagged freighter crashed into a section of the port of Kea island, near the southern coast of Attica, carrying 190 migrants on Monday.

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis, in joint statements after their meeting in Athens on Thursday, announced the creation of a temporary mechanism for the voluntary return of 5,000 migrants from the Greek islands to their countries of origin, which will be funded by the European Commission.