refugee camps

Walid, his pregnant wife and their two children left Iraq in February this year. It took them a month to reach the Greek island of Samos through Turkey, and after suffering a short yet traumatic stint of detention in Turkey, they are now in a makeshift detention center, waiting desperately for information on what their future holds. Im doing my best, but is this a way to treat human beings? They are supposed to protect us, not put us in a big cage like animals, without any information on when our case will be processed.
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MSF calls for immediate opening of “hotspots”

19/05/201619/05/2016 ENstaff Medecins Sans Frontieres, migrants, MSF, refugee camps, refugee crisis

Two months after the signing of the deal by the European Union and Turkey, the situation continues to deteriorate for migrants incarcerated on the Greek islands, according to Médecins Sans Frontières.

foreign affairs

Ambassadors visited refugee camps on Lesvos

25/11/201525/11/2015 ENstaff Ambassadors, Ioannis Mouzalas, Kara Tempe, Lesvos, Nikos Xydakis, refugee camps, refugee crisis

EU member state Ambassadors to Greece visited Lesvos in order to be informed on the current conditions at the refugees and migrants reception and identification centers.

interviews people

Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.