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EU sends mixed message on Turkey as safe haven
Greece currently has around 9,000 asylum seekers in its camps on the Greek islands (Photo: Ritsona Refugee Camp)
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The European Commission says Greece will still be required to assess individual claims after Athen s declared Turkey a safe country for refugees. I think it is not something very strange with this decision, EU home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson, told reporters on Tuesday (8 June).
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Greece Snubs EU Law; Says It Will Not Accept Refugees albawaba.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from albawaba.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Greek migration minister Notis Mitarachi says Athens should not be required to integrate refugees, because it is provides other services such as border protection. Instead, he says they should be free to move to other EU states.
Northern Syria Security Dynamics and the Refugee Crisis Getty/Delil Souleiman/AFP
A boy watches a Turkish military convoy drive past a Syrian village on the outskirts of Tal Abyad along the border with Turkey, September 2019.
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The Syrian conflict, now entering its second decade, has cost more than 500,000 lives and forced 13 million Syrian civilians to flee their homes more than half the prewar population including 6.6 million who are refugees outside the country.
1 This profound humanitarian crisis also threatens the stability of Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. Moreover, the out-migration has contributed to the growth of right-wing populism across Europe and severely affected the project of European unity.