On Europe's hardened frontier, Greek island keeps migrants at bay

On Europe's hardened frontier, Greek island keeps migrants at bay

By Edward McAllister and Vania TurnerLONDON (Reuters) -Sailing in the June sunshine off the island of Lesbos, Greek fisherman Thanos Marmarinos remembers how he saved migrant women and children whose dinghy was breaking up in a gale one night ten years ago.Initially, when he received the midnight call, he was reluctant to leave his bed. The winds were bitterly cold, and he had already been on one rescue mission that evening - thousands of migran…

On Europe's Hardened Frontier, Greek Island Keeps Migrants at Bay

On Europe’s hardened frontier, Greek island keeps migrants at bay

Once a symbol of solidarity, Lesvos now enforces strict controls and faces the human toll of Europe’s tougher migration policies.