|
|
|
Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-03-23
CONTENTS
[01] Our concern is not to have children dying at Idomeni, Alternate
Migration Min Mouzalas says
[02] Alternate Civil Protection Min Toskas reassures Greece does not
need to worry
[03] Sailing ban in force on Wednesday due to high winds
[01] Our concern is not to have children dying at Idomeni, Alternate
Migration Min Mouzalas says
Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas on Tuesday in an
interview with Alpha TV expressed fears that children may die at Idomeni.
"Our concern is not to let children in the camp of Idomeni die, but this
is something that no serious person could guarantee amid such a large
refugee crisis," he noted and added: "What I can guarantee is that we
will increase our efforts to prevent this from happening."
For the integration of refugees in Greece, Mouzalas stressed that "in
the past 15 years the society has integrated some 1.5 million refugees
and migrants. We already have schools for migrants as well as special
integration programs. But we are not yet there. We are still in the
process of setting the situation under control."
[02] Alternate Civil Protection Min Toskas reassures Greece does not
need to worry
Greece does not need to worry. Greece is not a target for historical
reasons, but we must be on alert because many people cross the country
and we also cooperate with other governments," Alternate Minister for
Civil Protection Nikos Toskas said in an interview with SKAI TV late
on Tuesday after the terrorist attacks in Brussels.
"During the meeting with the prime minister on Tuesday, we discussed
measures that need to be taken immediately. This is due to the attacks in
Brussels and not because of a greater danger we are facing," he underlined
and added: "We are daily concerned on how to improve security measures."
[03] Sailing ban in force on Wednesday due to high winds
Rising wind speeds and rough seas in many parts of Greece, in places
reaching 8-9 Beaufort, have disrupted ferry connections from the ports
of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio to the Greek islands.
|
