Minister Announces EUR 17m in Funding for Leros

Migration and asylum minister Thanos Plevris announced about EUR 17 million in funding for Leros through a programme supporting islands that had carried migration pressures for years.

The announcement came during the minister's visit to Rhodes and a meeting with South Aegean regional governor Giorgos Chatzimarkos.

Dodecanese MPs Giannis Pappas, Manos Konsolas and Vasilis Ypsilantis attended, together with deputy regional governor Apostolos Asprakis.

Mr Plevris said the Ministry of Migration and Asylum had prepared a programme offering practical support to Aegean islands.

Approvals for Leros amounted to about EUR 17 million, he said, while corresponding funding for Kos approached EUR 5 million.

He also announced EUR 400,000 for Rhodes to cover a school's needs while work at the Academy was carried out.

For Kalymnos, the ministry was preparing a programme to raise sunken vessels from the harbour.

The minister emphasised continued cooperation with local government. The ministry would coordinate not only with municipalities but also with the South Aegean regional authority.

Addressing migration figures, Mr Plevris said 5,110 arrivals had been recorded across the Aegean islands during the first half of 2026.

He argued that the situation in the region was now regulated and manageable.

The approximately EUR 17 million announced for Leros was the largest of the Dodecanese island interventions presented by the minister.

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