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05-13-2016, 04:45 PM
Refugee arrivals in Greece drop 90% as Syrians remain stuck in Turkey
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The number of refugees arriving in Greece has dropped by 90% in April from the previous month as a result of the EU-Turkey agreement, EU border agency Frontex has said (http://frontex.europa.eu/news/number-of-migrants-arriving-in-greece-dropped-90-in-april-6e7oBw).*
SEE ALSO: Syrian refugee who lost his leg in the war to carry the Olympic flame (http://mashable.com/2016/04/22/syrian-refugee-olympic-flame-greece/)
Fewer than 2,700 people entered the Greek islands in April, with Syrians accounting for the majority of asylum-seekers trying to get into Europe.*
Frontex chief Fabrice Leggeri said (http://frontex.europa.eu/news/number-of-migrants-arriving-in-greece-dropped-90-in-april-6e7oBw) that "the drop in the number of arrivals on the Greek islands was dramatic."*
Under the deal with Turkey, all refugees who cross to Greece illegally across the sea, including Syrians, are sent back.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/13/refugees-greece-syrians-turkey-eu-deal/)
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The number of refugees arriving in Greece has dropped by 90% in April from the previous month as a result of the EU-Turkey agreement, EU border agency Frontex has said (http://frontex.europa.eu/news/number-of-migrants-arriving-in-greece-dropped-90-in-april-6e7oBw).*
SEE ALSO: Syrian refugee who lost his leg in the war to carry the Olympic flame (http://mashable.com/2016/04/22/syrian-refugee-olympic-flame-greece/)
Fewer than 2,700 people entered the Greek islands in April, with Syrians accounting for the majority of asylum-seekers trying to get into Europe.*
Frontex chief Fabrice Leggeri said (http://frontex.europa.eu/news/number-of-migrants-arriving-in-greece-dropped-90-in-april-6e7oBw) that "the drop in the number of arrivals on the Greek islands was dramatic."*
Under the deal with Turkey, all refugees who cross to Greece illegally across the sea, including Syrians, are sent back.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/13/refugees-greece-syrians-turkey-eu-deal/)
More about Refugee Crisis (http://mashable.com/category/refugee-crisis/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Europe (http://mashable.com/category/europe/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Turkey (http://mashable.com/category/turkey/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Syria Civil War (http://mashable.com/category/syria-civil-war/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Syrian Refugees (http://mashable.com/category/syrian-refugees/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/OmIATCbDeZY