China News Agency, Brussels, July 8 (Reporter De Yongjian) With the preparations and the new coronary pneumonia epidemic slowing down, the EU has accelerated its plan to resettle underage refugees in Greece and plans to place more than 200 children this month.
According to the lead organization’s European Commission report on the 8th, on July 7 and 8, 49 unaccompanied children flew from Greece to Portugal and Finland; later this month, there will be 106 children and their families Fly to Germany, 50 children to France, 18 children to Belgium, 4 children to Slovenia, and two children to Lithuania.
At the end of February this year, as Turkey announced that it would no longer prevent refugees in the country from traveling to Europe, a large number of refugees poured into Greece and Bulgaria, which borders Turkey. In order to alleviate the pressure of the Greek government, the EU formulated a plan to resettle underage refugees in Greece in early March. Currently, 11 EU member states including Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Slovenia, and Norway have joined , Plans to place more than 1,600 people.
According to the plan, the resettlement targets mainly unaccompanied children and adolescents, but it can also accept children in extremely vulnerable situations accompanied by family members. The UN Refugee Agency and partners will assist the Greek government in screening to assess the individual needs of resettlement recipients and the situation of family members.
Affected by the new Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, this plan was not launched until mid-April this year. Twelve unaccompanied children flew from Greece to Luxembourg and 47 children flew to Germany; another 8 children flew in June In Ireland, six children flew to Germany.
According to the statistics of the European Commission, as of now, there are more than 4,800 unaccompanied "child refugees" in Greece. The UN Refugee Agency has previously stated that many children live in overcrowded reception centers on the Greek islands of Lesvos, Samos, Chios, etc. Faced with serious threats such as exploitation and violence, it is urgent to quickly register and arrange family reunification and resettlement. (Finish)