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Refugee camps in winter: NGOs join forces and urge Greece to take action

January 15, 2017 Refugees, Very Mix Comments Off on Refugee camps in winter: NGOs join forces and urge Greece to take action

More than 60,000 refugees and migrants exposed to snow, rain and cold. Summer tents covered by snow. Pictures that shocked the world. Who is to blame? the EU Commission that sent the funds? the Greek government? The international refugee agencies? The NGOs? Several non-governmental organizations, volunteers’ groups and networks working …

EU Commission: “untenable” situation in Greece’s refugee camps

January 10, 2017 Refugees, Very Mix 1

The European Commission says conditions for refugees on Greek islands and in other camps where they are housed in tents despite severe cold weather, is “untenable.” Heavy snowfall has hit large swaths of Greece, including the eastern Aegean islands where thousands of refugees are stranded. Giorgos Kyritsis, spokesman for the …

Europol sends 30 anti-terror experts to track jihadists in Greece’s refugee camps

August 20, 2016 Politics 1

The EU joint police agency, Europol, will deploy a team of anti-terror experts to Greece in an attempt to single out potential jihadists among the 58,000 refugees and migrants stuck in the country, France24 reports. The team of 30 European experts will land in Athens by 20 August and travel …

Portuguese and Syrian volunteers in Athens to help refugees

December 30, 2015 Refugees, Very Mix Comments Off on Portuguese and Syrian volunteers in Athens to help refugees

Portuguese and Syrian volunteers are currently in Athens offering a helping hand to refugees and migrants trapped in the ice-cold Greek capital. The six volunteers flew from Lisbon to Athens right after Christmas and landed in an ice-cold city with hundreds of people sleeping outdoors. The article was submitted by …

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