389 refugees and illegal migrants arrive at Elefsina port
Some 389 refugees and illegal migrants arrived at the port of Elefsina on Wednesday morning aboard the ‘Ikaria’ ferry, coming from the island of Symi.
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Some 389 refugees and illegal migrants arrived at the port of Elefsina on Wednesday morning aboard the ‘Ikaria’ ferry, coming from the island of Symi.
A large rise in arrivals of families from Afghanistan to Greece has been recorded for 2019, according to data from the Greek authorities analysed by the UNHCR.
Greece is now facing a migrant issue and not a refugee one, as it was the case in 2015, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday addressing the parliament.