Greece on Wednesday carried out the first relocation of refugees from its territory to Luxembourg, part of an EU-approved plan to ease the burden on border nations affected by this year’s crisis.
Six families from Syria and Iraq boarded a plane flying out of Athens. They are among the first under a €780m, two-year scheme funded by the European Union.
Smiling parents holding young children posed for “selfies” with the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, the European Parliament’s president, Martin Schulz, and Luxembourg’s foreign minister, Jean Asselborn, on the runway at Athens international airport, before boarding their flight.
Six families from Syria and Iraq boarded a plane flying out of Athens. They are among the first under a €780m, two-year scheme funded by the European Union.
Smiling parents holding young children posed for “selfies” with the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, the European Parliament’s president, Martin Schulz, and Luxembourg’s foreign minister, Jean Asselborn, on the runway at Athens international airport, before boarding their flight.
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