The Greek government is trying to downplay fears of a radical change in its migration policy, under which illegal immigrants would receive the documents they need to travel freely within the Schengen area. Alarmed by a fresh influx of immigrants over the Orthodox Easter holidays, the cabinet of leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held a meeting, on 14 April, and issued conflicting statements on how it intends to address the situation.
A government spokesperson in Athens told Europolitics on 15…