Greece says faced with crisis from cutbacks in migrant flows

Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas talks to the media at central Athens's Victoria Square, where many refugees and migrants had set up following their arrival in Athens, Greece, October 1, 2015. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

ATHENS (Reuters) - A decision by Balkan states to limit the flow of migrants through the region is creating a 'mini humanitarian crisis' in Greece, Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas said on Wednesday. "Its scandalous... that five police chiefs can overturn a decision of European Union ministers on the matter," Mouzalas told Reuters. Police chiefs of Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia met in the Macedonian capital Skopje last week to discuss how to tighten measures at their borders to restrict migrant flows, creating a bottleneck in Greece. (Reporting By Lefteris Papadimas, writing by Michele Kambas)