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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

'We will find a way': Syrian refugees react to planned EU-Turkey deal

Those fleeing the war in Syria will avoid Greece: ‘The price of crossing is just going to be more expensive than before’ Syrian refugees have reacted with defiance and confusion to the proposed EU-Turkey deal that would see asylum-seekers returned to Turkey after arriving in Greece. Greece has been the main gateway to Europe for several hundred thousand Syrians over the past year, but the new deal would theoretically see their path blocked. Syrians would be permitted only to reach Europe by a process of formal resettlement – with one Syrian resettled in Europe for every Syrian readmitted from Greece by the Turkish government. Continue reading...


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