Polls also continued to give ruling PASOK a lead over main opposition ND, while pointing to widespread pessimism for 2011.
According to a MARC opinion poll published in the Sunday edition of "Ethnos" newspaper, a whopping 80.3 percent of respondents agree with the construction of the fence in northern Evros -- facing the 12.5-kilometre stretch of land west of the Evros River -- while nine in 10 respondents identifying themselves as PASOK and ND supporters believe that a "sweep operation" should be made in central Athens to detain illegal immigrants. (ANA-MPA)
Caption: A file photo dated 03 October 2005 shows Spanish border guards patrolling a double border fence separating Morocco from the Spanish North African site of Ceuta on Monday. The Greek government is reportedly basing the design and concept of the Evros fence on the Ceuta model. ANA-MPA/EPA/KHALIL SHIKAKI
