国际英语资讯:Refugees hold protest in Athens over slow pace of family reunifications
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 2-- <span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="camps">camps</span>, <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relocations">relocations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="reunifications">reunifications</span>.</p><p><span word="Refugees">Refugees</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Syntagma">Syntagma</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="requesting">requesting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swift">swift</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="banners">banners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="placards">placards</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> "<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>," "<span word="No">No</span> <span word="separation">separation</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reunite">reunite</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>."</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Syrians">Syrians</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Balkan">Balkan</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2016. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 62,000 <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="camps">camps</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="bids">bids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relocation">relocation</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="July">July</span> 24, 2017, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16,803 <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="relocated">relocated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="and">and</span> 7,873 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 40,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perilous">perilous</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="Approximately">Approximately</span> 2,500 <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lodged">lodged</span>, <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="pending">pending</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="reunifications">reunifications</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Asylum">Asylum</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="data">data</span>.</p>
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