国际英语资讯:Greek Migration Minister pleads for more aid to refugees
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 1-- <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Migration">Migration</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Yannis">Yannis</span> <span word="Mouzalas">Mouzalas</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="pleading">pleading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="intends">intends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aegean">Aegean</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decongest">decongest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="camps">camps</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="objected">objected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hotspots">hotspots</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="Europe">Europe</span>-<span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="bids">bids</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="examined">examined</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="voiced">voiced</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="August">August</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>- <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="by">by</span> 97 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> 214 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 56 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2017.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>-<span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span>," <span word="Mouzalas">Mouzalas</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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