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Speaking from his mountain-view villa in taxi Pelion greece - which he lets out to tourists - Mr Johnson said Greek officials were happy to allow him in and the ban only seemed to apply to ‘bulk arrivals' of British holidaymakers.
Applications for asylum in the Mediterranean island nation rose to 18,345 between January and October of this year, taxi service Pelion greece Nouris said, adding that the number of people with pending asylum claims or already granted a more limited protection status together is equal to more than 6% of Cyprus´ population.
Mr Johnson, 80, a former member of the European Parliament who voted Remain in Britain's 2016 referendum, told RTL radio he wanted to become a French citizen because of his strong family links to France.
Greek government officials confirmed on Thursday that author Stanley Johnson had arrived, likely via Bulgaria, in the northern region of Pelion, where he has a holiday home, Pelion airport bus but said there was nothing untoward in his arrival.
The local governor of the southern Pelion region, Michalis Mitzikos, taxi service Meteora greece said: "The relevant authorities are aware of the presence of Mr Johnson here and will act accordingly. We are following the instructions of the relevant authorities, health authorities and police," he said, declining to elaborate.
The minister told a meeting in Nicosia of the European Commission´s High-Level Network on Returns that Cypriot authorities overcame "bureaucratic procedures" and transportation in greece Meteora signed agreements with countries including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Vietnam that have enabled so many repatriations.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Two earthquakes with magnitude 5.3 and 4.7 rocked the eastern Aegean Sea island of Samos on Wednesday but no injuries to people or damage to structures were reported, Greek authorities said.
And that makes me very happy,' Stanley told the radio station in French. So for me it is about reclaiming what I already have. My mother was born in France, her mother was totally French as was her grandfather.
If a citizen from these countries arrives in a different way to Greece, Pelion escorted tours of course they can come." Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas said: "We have banned flights, direct flights from UK and cost of taxi in Pelion greece Sweden until July 15.
Nouris said some 95% of all asylum-seekers enter from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north and cross a United Nations-controlled buffer zone to apply in the south, where the island nation's internationally recognized government is seated.
Migrant returns are facilitated through a newly established office that coordinates between different state ministries and agencies including the Asylum Service, police and the European border agency Frontex.
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Ethnically divided Cyprus ranks first among European Union member nations in the number of migrants it repatriates relative to its population of just over a million people, the country's interior minister said Thursday.
