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Recent steady rise in refugee arrivals pose extra challenge for Greece The Greek government labelled as “unsubstantiated” claims that it is about to accept refugees from Germany on Crete, a move that would be incompatible with concerns in Athens that the small but steady rise in migrant arrivals over the last few weeks being the pre-cursor of bigger challenges.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Tsipras seeks "Club Med" unity as refugee crisis, debt talks move up agenda Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is reportedly trying to line up a meeting of southern European, or “Club Med,” leaders in early September as the Greek government seeks allies in its efforts to secure debt relief, but also as concerns grow about how the refugee crisis will unfold.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Electoral law vote brought forward, refugee crisis returns to political agenda The vote on the government’s proposal regarding a new electoral system will take place on Thursday this week, rather than Friday as had originally been planned.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Camp conditions and fragile EU-Turkey agreement risks for Greece in refugee crisis The ongoing challenges of dealing with the refugee crisis were brought back into sharp focus on Wednesday night when several people were injured at the Moria camp on Lesvos following fights and a fire.
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Fifth of Greeks say they would welcome refugees into their homes The overwhelming majority of Greeks believe people fleeing war and persecution should be able to find refuge in other countries and that the Greek government should be doing more to help them, according to a new survey from one of the world’s leading human rights organisations.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Slow pace of returns and relocations leaves refugee crisis finely balanced The refugee crisis is back in the spotlight, and for reasons that indicate Greece still finds itself in a precarious position that could deteriorate rapidly if the agreement between the European Union and Turkey falls apart in the coming months.
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Society
Majority of Greeks believe refugees cannot ‘integrate’ Almost two-thirds of Greeks, including the majority of those who voted for SYRIZA in the last election, do not believe that refugees can integrate to Greek society, according a poll published recently.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
EU progress on Turkish visas gives Athens hope of low refugee arrivals Greek concerns that slow progress in the European Union’s liberalisation of visas for Turkish citizens might undermine cooperation on the migrant issue are set to be allayed this week.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Refugee crisis threatens effort to improve ties with neighbours Athens finds itself at odds again with its neighboring countries due to the ongoing migrant crisis.
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Society
Poor conditions in Greece fail to deter refugees from wanting to continue journey Just over half of the refugees who found themselves stuck in Greece last month due to the closure of the northern border would remain in a reception centre until the borders open even though 71.4 percent are not satisfied with their current living conditions, a detailed survey of over 600 refugees in four camps has found.