Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is using the European Council negotiations on the UK’s draft proposals for EU reform as chance to secure a pledge from other member states that they will keep their borders open.<\/p>\n
Using leverage provided by the negotiations, Tsipras\u00a0is threatening to withdraw support for\u00a0the British deal if there’s an attempt to seal off Greece\u00a0over the EU migrant crisis.<\/p>\n
Greece wants a pledge by all EU countries that they will keep their borders open for refugees until March, or may not\u00a0sign any deal on Prime Minister David Cameron’s reform proposals.<\/p>\n
“Tsipras will have a global approach towards the summit conclusions. If he is to show support for Cameron, he wants to see support when it comes to migration,” a spokesperson for the Greek government said.<\/p>\n
However the spokesperson said this does not equate to a veto on the draft proposals.<\/p>\n
The move comes after the EU set Greece a deadline of three months to fix its border controls last week, in a move that could allow other Schengen zone states to maintain border controls.<\/p>\n
The Greek Prime Minister’s threat will be another thorn in the side of Cameron, who is trying to persuade eastern European countries to accept his reforms on benefit cuts\u00a0for migrants.<\/p>\n
Austria – with the help of Slovenia – has\u00a0imposed a daily cap on migrants entering the country\u00a0at 3,200, while it will also limit the number of asylum claims it receives daily to 80.<\/p>\n
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