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Refugee “hotspots” in Greece unsafe, unsanitary – HRW

22/05/2016 ENstaff Greece, hotspots, human rights, Human Rights Watch, migrants, refugee crisis, refugees, Samos, UNHCR

Police are failing to protect people during frequent incidents of violence in closed centers on the Greek islands known as “hotspots,” Human Rights Watch said. The centers were established for the reception, identification, and processing of asylum seekers and migrants.

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German organizations donated 5 ambulances to Greek autorities

12/02/201612/02/2016 ENstaff Apostoli, Deutsch-Griechische Versammlung, EKAV, KEDE, Lesvos, Paionias, Prefecture of the Northern Aegean, Samos, Worker's Samaritan Federation

Five vehicles were donated to the Prefecture of the Northern Aegean, the Municipalities of Samos, Lesvos, Paionias, KEDE and the Apostoli NGO.

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UNHCR aids refugees on the Greek Islands

09/11/2015 ENstaff Chios, Greece, Kalymnos, Kos, Leros, Lesvos, refugees, Samos, UNHCR

An estimated 20,000 refugees and migrants are currently on the Islands of Chios, Kalymnos, Kos, Lesvos, Leros and Samos, straining limited reception facilities and forcing many, including women and children, to sleep out in the open.

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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.