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Greece sets out emergency plans to tackle surge of migrant arrivals
Human rights groups voice concerns over measures announced amid fears of migrant crisis re-escalationThe Greek government has announced emergency measures to deal with what it calls “huge waves” of asylum seekers arriving from Turkey amid mounting fears of the 2015 migrant crisis being replayed on the country’s shores.With boatloads of... -
Matchmaking Irish village finds harmony with asylum seekers
Lisdoonvarna’s reluctant union has mostly paid off as fear of new arrivals gives way to friendshipIt seemed a match made in hell. The village did not fancy the asylum seekers. The asylum seekers did not fancy the village.Residents of Lisdoonvarna in County Clare, on Ireland’s west coast, rejected a government...