The announced plans for a wall on Greece's border with Turkey are justified as the latest attempt to stem flow of illegal migrants attempting to enter the EU through the Hellenic land.

The Greek government proclaimed to have plans to build a barrier with three metres high and 12km extend along part of its border with Turkey to limit the ninety per cent of illegal immigration that tries to attempt the EU trough “an area with no natural barriers”. The project of the minister of civil defence, Christos Papoutsis, will occupy the “area south of the river Evros, which takes a turn through Turkey, where about 128,000 illegals entered Greece last year”, he said.

The European commission unit on security reacted with some reluctance saying that "walls or fences are short-term measures that are not meant to deal with the question of illegal immigration in a structural way," said the. The government of Athens has rejected "hypocritical" criticism, emphasising the need to "protect the rights of Greek citizens". But past experiences has also show to the world as the building of fences can be a difficult and longer process that it is thought in the beginning.

Some European partners have complaint on Greece's failure to safeguard its borders, pointing the disgraceful state of its detention centres and the bad treatment inflicted on asylum seekers. But the French and Germans seem to be the most concerned about the future of the Schengen area due to the influx of illegal immigrants through Greece.

The EU Frontex agencies has put in position 200 border guards in the south of the Evros river in October but they are due to be withdrawn at the end of February. In addition, the Turkish government seems averse to take part in the controversy, affirming to already have many problems in his own with the migratory flows from the Middle East, Asia, the Caucasus and gradually more from Africa.

For the moment, any institution or political body seems to be willing to solve the problems of asylum seekers that face greater difficulty escaping persecution and conflict.

The United Nations' refugee agency has been very criticical to these plans stating that "building walls seldom resolves the problem of immigration pressure." It urged Greece to accelerate efforts to repair its asylum screening procedures as Greek representatives started on Friday began debating a new draft immigration law that includes asylum-system restructuring and plans to make use of old army bases as prisons for detained immigrants.

“Building the border barrier is a decision made by Greece unilaterally, and it is an injustice to Turkish people,” a teacher told the Daily News on Thursday. He said taking alternative measures, such as strengthening cooperation between the two countries’ police and military forces, would be a better way to find a solution to the issue.