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Welcoming young migrants: an urgently needed response in Greece (Tuppurainen)

(B2)" There must be adequate accommodation for all minors. It shouldn't be difficult though. It's a minimum." Finnish Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen got angry at the end of the debate on the situation of migrants in the Greek islands which took place in the plenary of the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday (14 November). The Minister, a member of the Social Democratic Party, called — on behalf of the Finnish EU Presidency — on the Greek authorities and the European Commission to “accelerating work to improve difficult living conditions” in hotspots.

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Emmanuelle Stroesser

A journalist for magazines and the press, Emmanuelle specializes in humanitarian issues, development, asylum and migration and human rights.

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