This groundbreaking news must be trending worldwide. It is beyond any doubt a sign of European solidarity in times of refugees and Migration crisis. Estonia said it has received the first seven refugees from Greece: an Iraqi family of five, one man from Syria and another man from Yemen.
Under the European Union relocation plan, Estonia has pledged to admit up to 550 refugees
Interior Ministry spokeswoman Marje Klopets said five members of an Iraqi family, one man from Syria and another man from Yemen arrived Tuesday in Estonia.
They will be housed in the capital, Tallinn, and the country’s second city of Tartu and receive initial one-year residence permits.
The ministry last week urged Estonians to welcome the newcomers to the Baltic country of 1.3 million, where many citizens are unaccustomed to foreigners.
Estonia is the last of the three Baltic countries to receive refugees under the EU’s relocation plan. Lithuania received its first refugees in December and Latvia in February. ( AP story via Yahoo.news)
Poland’s foreign minister said that government stands by its commitment to take in 7,000 refugees, on condition they are checked for security and are willing to settle in Poland.
