| 1 | Greek authorities say they are planning to use a ferry currently docked at the island of Kos to transport up to 2,500 migrants to a northern port. |
| 2 | The Greek Merchant Marine Ministry said Tuesday the Eleftherios Venizelos is expected to leave Kos by Wednesday morning to travel to Thessaloniki. |
| 3 | The ferry, which has served as a temporary migrant screening center, has about 1,700 people on board and will pick up hundreds more from other islands on the way. |
| 4 | From Thessaloniki, the migrants can continue their odyssey toward asylum in wealthier European countries, travelling through the Balkans. |