Migrant flows from Turkey to the islands of the eastern Aegean continued unabated this week, with 694 people arriving on the shores of Lesvos, Samos and Chios between early Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon.

Refugee and immigrant arrivals to the eastern Aegean islands continued to be steadily rise in the early days of September.

Statements made by Turkish ministers that their country will suspend the 2014 agreement with the EU on the readmission of migrants has been perceived as an immediate threat by Greece.