With Macedonia having suddenly closed its borders, thousands of migrants heading for northern Europe have amassed in Greece’s capital, gratefully receiving aid but fearing becoming trapped in a country that is itself on its knees Related: Greek police remove people from border with Macedonia Mohammed Daoud is the first to say he is on a mission. Like his 16 family members, and almost every other Afghan ensconced under the mulberry trees of Athens’ Victoria Square, his motto is “move, move, move”. “Our magnet is Germany,” he says, holding his three-month-old grandson in his arms. “We have no other choice. That is where we have to go.” Related: Greeks worry threatened closure of EU border ‘would be the definition of dystopia’ Related: Greece threatens to veto Britain-EU deal if states close borders to refugees Continue reading...
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