The relocation of refugees from Greece to Western Europe started on November 4. A first group of 30 people - four Syrian families and two from Iraq - flew from Athens to Brussels on a commercial flight. From Brussels they traveled on to Luxembourg and a refugee reception center, the authorities in Athens announced. A number of EU countries agreed in September to this relocation program, which provides for the relocation of almost 160,000 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece to Northern and Western Europe.
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Relocation of Refugees Across Europe Starts in Luxembourg
The relocation of refugees from Greece to Western Europe started on November 4. A first group of 30 people - four Syrian families and two from Iraq - flew from Athens to Brussels on a commercial flight. From Brussels...
by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
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