Quelle: Ekathimerini
The situation in the sprawling camp of Idomeni in northern Greece and at Piraeus port will be eased by the end of the week with the creation of accommodation for 50,000 refugees, Alternate Defense Minister Dimitris Vitsas said on Friday.
“We need to convince these people, in every possible, non-violent way, that there are shelters in mainland Greece to host them,” he said, dismissing reports that a police sweep was planned to evacuate the overcrowded Idomeni camp.
“There is no plan for police to evacuate Idomeni. Fifty percent of the people there are children,” he said, adding that in the long run Greece will have 20,000 refugees.
