Greece Sees Humanitarian Disaster From Isolation on Refugees
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on October 21, 2015 in Sikaminias, Greece.
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Greece fought to escape its growing isolation in Europe’s refugee crisis, warning of a humanitarian disaster on its territory unless migrants are allowed to move further north.
Greek officials denounced a group led by Austria for stopping refugee transit at Greece’s northern border and demanded the enforcement of stillborn plans to relocate people across the European Union.