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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-11-17
CONTENTS
[01] Doctors of the World criticise recall of Belgian asylum experts
from Greek islands
[01] Doctors of the World criticise recall of Belgian asylum experts
from Greek islands
BRUSSELS (ANA/ M. Spinthourakis) Doctors of the World (Medecins du Monde)
on Thursday strongly criticised the Belgian government for recalling its
asylum experts from Greek islands, saying that Belgian State Secretary
for Migration Theo Francken had made a "totally paradoxical" decision.
"If there are problems in Greece and the refugees are complaining,
this is also due to the failure of the other European countries to meet
their responsibilities, tossing the 'hot potato' to Greece," said Pierre
Verbeeren, the head of the aid organisation in Belgium.
In statements to the press, Verbeeren pointed out that Francken was asking
for the asylum process to be accelerated at the same time as he decided
the recall of the experts processing asylum applications, thus leading
to even greater delays and "making the situation worse for everyone."
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