On 6 November, Greek Minister of Migration Thanos Plevris said in an interview that 1,700 migrants arrived on Crete from Libya during the first three days of November. Plevris stressed that the Greek authorities had observed indications that Libya may be using the migration issue as a tool for political pressure, whereas they had previously attributed the influx of migrants to corruption and lax coastal surveillance. Plevris said their assessment changed following developments related to the Libyan-Turkish maritime agreement, and there is a possibility that these flows are being directed. Plevris said he cannot confirm that Turkey is behind these flows, especially since Ankara is currently cooperating with Athens to curb migration across the Aegean Sea.
