00:00Migratory flows south of Greece are on the rise once again.
00:05In recent days, multiple rescue operations have been carried out for migrants,
00:10stranded in waters of Gavdos.
00:13On Tuesday morning, a patrol boat of the Coast Guard,
00:16with the assistance of a drone of the Vortex Force,
00:19located and rescued 36 people on board a boat.
00:23They were safely transported to the port of Shura Safkia.
00:27On Monday, in the same area, two more incidents of rescues for over 100 migrants took place.
00:34All are expected to be transferred to Angia, Shania,
00:38from which more than 350 migrants have just left the northern Greece.
00:43The Greek government has recently hardened its stance on migration.
00:47The Minister of Immigration and Asylum doubled down while in Austria on Monday.
00:52Anyone staying illegally in Greece is punishable with a prison sentence of two to five years.
01:01There is only one way to avoid the sentence, returning to the country of origin.
01:06The message is clear, jail or return.
01:09At the centre of his meeting with the Austria's Interior Minister,
01:15was cooperation between the two countries to reduce migration flows and increasing returns to third countries.
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