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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-10-18
CONTENTS
[01] EU Commissioner Avramopoulos pleased that migration will feature
prominently on the agenda of Estonian presidency
[02] Refugees and migrants continue to arrive on the Aegean islands;
11,372 have sought asylum
[01] EU Commissioner Avramopoulos pleased that migration will feature
prominently on the agenda of Estonian presidency
The visit of EU Commisioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos in
Tallinn, Estonia, on Monday focused on migration and security.
Estonia took up the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in
the second half of 2017.
"I was pleased to hear from the Minister that all these issues will
feature prominently on the political agenda of the Estonian presidency,"
Avramopoulos said.
Avramopoulos visited EU-LISA here in Tallinn – the EU Agency that
manages our large information Systems in the area of borders, migration
and security.
[02] Refugees and migrants continue to arrive on the Aegean islands;
11,372 have sought asylum
Fourty three refugees were rescued late Monday by a Frontex patrol
vessel in the sea region southeast of Samos island. Strong winds were
blowing in the area.
A total of 273 migrants and refugees arrived on the Greek islands in the
last four days (Friday to Tuesday morning, 158 of them reached the coasts
of Samos, 111 arrived on Lesvos and only four on the island of Chios.
According to police, the number of persons that have sought asylum and
are stranded on the Aegean islands reached 11,372 on Tuesday. (5,324 on
Lesvos, 4,126 on Chios and 1,922 on Samos).
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