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In 2017, 12.015 people were granted asylum by Greece, according to the latest Eurostat data, which is the seventh highest in relation to the population, in the European Union.

Berlin is offering help, but the mayors of the Greek islands do not use so they can press for the refugees to leave for the mainland, according to the German interior minister.

The co-ordinator of the European Union on the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement on immigration Maarten Purvey has thrown the ball of responsibility for the situation in the refugee camp in Moria, Lesvos, to the court of "competent Greek authorities".