Greece says in 'danger zone' from influx of Syrian, Iraqi refugees

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By Renee Maltezou and Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is slipping into a "danger zone" without the funds or resources to handle a fast-growing wave of refugees trying to enter the European Union from war-torn countries like Syria and Iraq, the government warned on Thursday. A surge in people fleeing violence in Africa and the Middle East has increased the pressure on the euro zone's most indebted country, a major gateway into the EU for migrants who attempt risky boat crossings through porous sea borders. The latest influx was driven mainly by wars in Syria, the Gaza Strip, Libya and **rthern Iraq, Shipping and Maritime Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis told reporters. "Definitely due to the budget limitations we are having, the limited resources and the lack of great support from the European Union, I think that we are getting into a danger zone." Greece's worst post-World War Two eco**mic slump has forced many thousands out of work and catapulted the far-right, anti-immigrant Golden Dawn party to prominence as the country's third largest political force.

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