The Commission “is positively willing to buy specifically equipped prefabricated buildings, funding the renovation of 200 containers and covering the center’s operational cost,” he said, according to Kathimerini.

The first of 30 Greece plans to set up over the next two years, has caused a dispute between his ministry and another putting the plans for the detention center, in danger.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Makis Voridis said the shelters on the site were for seismic protection and are the responsibility of his own ministry, Mr. Chrysohoidis said and  that there is no issue will be based on the existing program.

In a letter to Chrysochoidis, Voridis said, “I do not consent to their requested use by your ministry”, according to Kathimerini.

Even though this dispute was not discussed with the European Comission in Brussels, Chrysochoidis faced condemnation for the detention conditions of migrants in Greece.

He responded that illegal immigration into Greece has been persistent and accused Turkey for failing to respect a bilateral treaty for the repatriation of undocumented migrants while he stressed the need to implement the EU readmission agreement with Turkey

The Greek minister called on the Council for Justice and Home Affairs, which is due to meet in Luxembourg tomorrow, to vote on the readmission agreement with Turkey.