Athens, GREECE
France will accept some 400 asylum-seekers from Greece to help
the country tackle an ongoing migrant challenge there.
The French ambassador in Athens
made the announcement on Thursday, though he did not give details of the
expected date of the relocation of the migrants.
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Migrants
are rescued in the Mediterranean as they attempted to make the precarious sea
crossing to Europe in August 2019.
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“Over the coming months, France
will accept 400 persons who have arrived on Greek soil,” Ambassador Patrick
Maisonnave told the state Athens News Agency.
Migrants continue to make the
precarious journey across the Mediterranean every year in efforts to reach
Europe in search of jobs and opportunities.
According to the International
Organization for Migration (IOM), 115,843 migrants arrived in Europe as of 6th December. The agency says 95,026
arrived by sea while 20,817 arrived by land.
Greece has borne a major brunt of
the migration, now hosting over 33,000 asylum seekers who are crammed in open
camps.
The country is, however, looking
to tighten its sea and land border surveillance and initiate a faster asylum
process. - Africa
The increase rates in illegal migration has become a great burden for most countries in Europe. Because of the increase in rates the country can no longer cater all the needs of the migrants and granting temporary protected status must undergo a proper procedure in which every country has a different law to follow.
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