Athens, Lisbon Sign Deal To Relocate 1,000 Asylum Seekers To Portugal - Greek Ministry
Faizan Hashmi Published March 08, 2019 | 11:51 PM
Greece and Portugal have signed a bilateral agreement on the relocation of 1,000 asylum seekers who have received or requested asylum, the Greek Ministry for Migration Policy said Friday
ATHENS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 08th March, 2019) Greece and Portugal have signed a bilateral agreement on the relocation of 1,000 asylum seekers who have received or requested asylum, the Greek Ministry for Migration Policy said Friday.
The agreement was reached back in October between Greek Migration Policy Minister Dimitrios Vitsas and Portuguese Minister of Internal Administration Eduardo Cabrita.
"The first pilot phase involves the relocation of 100 persons, who have been granted or who are seeking asylum and who are in refugee camps in Greece, to Portugal," the ministry's statement reads.
The Greek ministry added that the agreement defines the resettlement process, complies with the current international and European legislation on asylum, gives priority to families, and has received the consent of the European Commission.
Since 2015, Europe has been experiencing its worst migration crisis in recent history, struggling to accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants fleeing hostilities in middle Eastern and North African countries. Hundreds of thousands of migrants are trying to reach EU states using various routes, mostly via Greece or Italy.
Recent Stories
Under training officers visit Special Branch Headquarters Roberts Club
Industries promotion can help eliminate unemployment : Sindh Minister for Indus ..
Step afoot to ensure durable peace in Balochistan: Ziuallah
PML-N office torching cases: ATC summons PTI leaders, others for indictment on M ..
Oman, UAE deluge 'most likely' linked to climate change: scientists
CRBC tender to be floated by June; Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Ali ..
122 cases registered against accused involved in drug trafficking
Models, poster and quiz competition held at AIOU
Passco GM, deputy visit wheat procurement centers in Burewala
Non-Muslim Pakistanis enjoy freedom, state patronage: Kundi
Dengue Control Committee gathers in Jhang
BHP launches $38.8 billion takeover bid for rival Anglo American
More Stories From World
-
Oman, UAE deluge 'most likely' linked to climate change: scientists
22 minutes ago -
BHP launches $38.8 billion takeover bid for rival Anglo American
32 minutes ago -
Saudi oil giant Aramco agrees major FIFA sponsorship deal
32 minutes ago -
Putin says plans to visit China in May
32 minutes ago -
Haiti transitional council sworn in after months of violence
1 hour ago -
Ukrainian village battles mines year after Russia forced out
2 hours ago
-
China's Shenzhou-18 mission takes off bound for space station
1 hour ago -
Thousands of flights scrapped as French air traffic controllers strike
2 hours ago -
India's IndiGo to buy 30 A350 planes: Airbus
2 hours ago -
Scottish leader scraps coalition deal with Greens
2 hours ago -
Paris landmark Moulin Rouge's windmill sails collapse
2 hours ago -
155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains lash East Africa
2 hours ago