“One driver of the economy, which still hasn’t deployed its effect, is the probable increasing government expenditure to cope with the refugees,” , said ECB president Mario Draghi during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
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Manuel Valls, Prime Minister of France called for solidarity in solving Europe’s immediate problems, including the influx of refugees, “We look forward to working with Europe,” said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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More than 100 UN and other humanitarian organizations have together issued a powerful joint appeal, urging people to raise their voices and call for an end to the Syria crisis.
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Since the beginning of 2016, IOM estimates that 31,244 migrants and refugees have arrived in Greece by sea. This is some 21 times as many as the 1,472 recorded by the Greek Coast Guard for the whole of January 2015.
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Médecins Sans Frontières denounced the European Union’s catastrophic failure to respond to the humanitarian needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Europe in 2015, in a new report released on Tuesday.
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The company has raised 30.8 million euros, to support refugee families in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The money was raised from the sale of LED light bulbs and lamps between February 2014 and December 2015.
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The three Ministers discussed issues related to the refugee crisis, the escalation of terrorism and the situation in the wider Middle East, as well as developments in the energy sector.
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The main subject of discussion was the refugee/migration issue. Mr. Xydakis highlighted that Greece is meeting its commitments to its European partners, while it is expected to fulfil all of the obligations it has undertaken within February.
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Representatives of the Deutsche Schule Athen recently visited the refugee reception centre on the island of Chios and offered 290 sleeping bags.
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IOM Greece reported that 106,776 migrants crossed into the Greek islands during the month of December, an average of over 3,400 per day. Total migrant inflows through the blue borders of Greece approached 850,000 arrivals for the year.
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