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Thousands of asylum seekers face eviction in Greece sparking fears over homelessness
ByMichael Armstrong June 2, 2020

Migrant boys play with a ball outside a hotel in Kranidi town about 170 kilometers (106 miles) southwest of Athens, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 – AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis Thousands of asylum seekers in Greece face the prospect of being left homeless after their right to stay in temporary accommodation expired on Monday (June 1). It comes…

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How Greece got to grips with a relentless refugee crisis
ByMichael Armstrong March 1, 2018March 2, 2018

A ‘game-changer’ EU project has helped Greek authorities, but many issues remain. Zaineb, from Aleppo in Syria, with one of her three children at an apartment funded by the EU, in Livadia. Photograph: DG Echo When the mayor of the Greek city of Livadia, Giota Poulou, supported the construction of a mosque for the benefit of refugees…

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