Hotspots to be ready by Thursday

Greek riot police fired tear gas on Sunday at demonstrators protesting against the development of a centre to house migrants on the tourist island of Kos, media reports said.

Local media said police fired tear gas to disperse several dozen protesters who tried to break in to the construction site about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the port of Kos.
Around 1,000 islanders marched to the site of the facility, which is being constructed on an abandoned army base near the village of Pyli, a few miles from beaches and resorts.
It is one of five “hot spots” Greece is building at the request of the EU on a chain of islands facing the Turkish coast – Kos, Lesbos, Chios, Leros and Samos.
Brussels hopes the centres will bring more order to the flood of refugees crossing the Aegean, allowing officials to sort Syrians and genuine refugees from economic migrants from places such as Pakistan and the Maghreb.
The protest was peaceful initially but when a group of islanders surged through police lines guarding an access road to the centre, officers in riot gear fired stun grenades and canisters of tear gas. The crowd quickly dispersed.
The 30,000 inhabitants of Kos fear the migrant camp will damage the image of the island and harm tourism. They also worry that large numbers of young male refugees will be allowed to roam the local area at will.
Islanders do not believe assurances by Greek authorities that migrants will spend no more than 48 hours on the island before being sent by ferry to Athens.