Lesbos feels the strain of refugees and fears they are here to stay

Lesbos feels the strain of refugees and fears they are here to stay

On the Greek island of Lesbos the refugees just keep coming, yet despite the fact there is a constant flow out to other European destinations, there is a permanent population of about 7,000 at any one time.br br Greece and Italy will be hosts to “hotspots” decided in Brussels, where refugees will stay be be processed and either accepted or deported, with EU-funded centres due to be set up by November. br br However they appear to be in no hurry to start setting them up, as there is political resistance to refugees becoming a permanent presence.br br Lesbos is one of them, but the island is under tremendous strain, and the weather is on the turn, when things will get worse.br br For an already crisis-hit economy the extra mouths to feed are a big ask, and EU aid cannot arrive quickly enough.


User: euronews (in English)

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Uploaded: 2015-09-25

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