"Europe’s migration policies are turning the country into a giant holding pen, with the people trapped in it close to breaking point. But most observers acknowledge the general situation is dire – and has the
“Europe’s migration policies are turning the country into a giant holding pen, with the people trapped in it close to breaking point.
But most observers acknowledge the general situation is dire – and has the potential to turn into a long-term tragedy.
The EU relocation scheme and the EU-Turkey deal are collectively meant to see most asylum seekers moved out of Greece. But with both schemes faltering, one of the early architects of the EU-Turkey deal believes many refugees may end up never leaving.
According to Gerald Knaus, the thinktank chief who first envisaged the deal last September, Greece could end up becoming a giant holding pen for refugees, performing the same controversial role for Europe that Nauru and Manus Island perform for Australia in the Pacific.”
See the article: ‘Prisoners of Europe’: the everyday humiliation of refugees stuck in Greece (Guardian, link)