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epa02431163 Greek Minister of Citizens Protection Christos Papoutsis (R), European Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom (2nd-R), and French Minister of Immigration Eric Besson (3rd-R) greet the Frontex border police officers who patrol near the northeastern city of Orestiada, at the Greek-Turkish borders, on 05 November 2010. A contingent of border police sent by Frontex, the European agency for guarding the EU's external borders, arrived in Greece in order to assist efforts to stem the tide of illegal migrants entering the EU via the Greek-Turkish land border. Greece had requested assistance from the EU border policing agency some days ago in order to tackle increased pressure from illegal migration along its borders with Turkey. EPA/NIKOS ARVANITIDIS EPA/NIKOS ARVANITIDIS © 2010