国际英语资讯:Greek parliament approves bill to accelerate asylum procedures
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 1-- <span word="Greece">Greece</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="accelerate">accelerate</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="AMNA">AMNA</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="accelerating">accelerating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="applications">applications</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repatriation">repatriation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="inclusion">inclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Citizen">Citizen</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Michalis">Michalis</span> <span word="Chrisochoidis">Chrisochoidis</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> 70,000 <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="pending">pending</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="seekers">seekers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="rejections">rejections</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="submit">submit</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="requests">requests</span>, <span word="dragging">dragging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 1,800 <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stem">stem</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span>-<span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="influx">influx</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aegean">Aegean</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="acquiring">acquiring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="functional">functional</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="system">system</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Kyriakos">Kyriakos</span> <span word="Mitsotakis">Mitsotakis</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="simplifies">simplifies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shortens">shortens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granting">granting</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="real">real</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prioritize">prioritize</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="minors">minors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="grants">grants</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mitsotakis">Mitsotakis</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="henceforth">henceforth</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="processed">processed</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>. <span word="Post">Post</span>-<span word="traumatic">traumatic</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="criterion">criterion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vulnerability">vulnerability</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="diagnose">diagnose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="falsely">falsely</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span>.</p>
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