'Greece if necessary Turn off Schengen Zone '

- Greece should be put out of the Schengen area as that country does not do more on border security. This Johanna Mikl The Austrian Minister of the Interior-Leitner said in an interview published this weekend.

Mikl-Leitner told Die Welt am Sonntag that the Greek exit from the Schengen area must be discussed if the country does not work finally make the protection of the external borders of this zone.

The minister called it a myth that the Greek-Turkish border can not be monitored. The Hellenic Navy is among the strongest in Europe and may also be involved in the control of movements of refugees. The patience of many Europeans in Greece is low, says Mikl-Leitner.

Monday says Mikl-Leitner in Amsterdam with European colleagues about plans for a European coastguard.

In the Luxembourg border triangle Schengen was signed the first agreement for the abolition of border checks in 1985 by five EU states. All controls at internal borders should disappear and only the outer borders of the countries concerned would be verified. Meanwhile, 26 European countries are in the zone, Greece since 2000.