Greek government closes the borders with Turkey to illegal immigrants in a first reaction to Turkey’s unprecedented decision to release migrant flows to Greece, prompting hordes of people to enter Europe.

Historian Antonis Liakos, a member of the leftist major opposition party SYRIZA, expressed the view that Greece should import 1 million immigrants to address its collapsing birth rate.

Five immigrants were found inside a refrigerator truck during searches in the southern port of Patras.