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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Migration high on EU summit agenda amid Syria fears

Turkish offensive and Idlib battle add to Greek concerns over rising asylum claims Turkey’s military push into Syria has sparked fears in Greece, already struggling with a rise in the number of asylum claims in recent months, of a new wave of migration to Europe. With camps on Aegean islands at breaking point, Athens has insisted the topic should lead the agenda at this week’s EU summit. “Europe shouldn’t be caught unprepared again,” Giorgos Koumoutsakos, the Greek minister for migration policy, told local media. “Nobody can be certain what is going to happen.” Continue reading...


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