Greece placed an emergency action plan in effect this week that aims to beef up its border controls due to the worsening conflict in Syria. Reports on Kathimerini as well as other newspapers said that Greece, Cyprus and other European Union countries are expecting an influx of Syrian refugees, and Athens is seeking to strengthen its police and military presence on the Greek border with Turkey, which is the main crossing point for undocumented migrants. If fact, one report in Kathimerini said that Frontex, has already detected a rise in the number of Syrians crossing into Turkey and an increase in those who are then travelling to Greece.