Many and important are the problems facing islands of the Eastern Aegean Sea from the continuous attendance of immigrants. Fears of a resurgence of racist attacks by the Mayor of Samos. She breaks every record the number of refugee influx in Mytilene.
Swelling problem in B. Sea with the constant increase in migration and refugee flows, and the overcrowding of boats returning to Piraeus not enable the quick departure of refugees and migrants from the island. The authorities of the islands and the Region B. Aegean referring strengthen the Police and Coast, increase identification machines, while stressing that they can no longer cope with the problem with the forces of local communities. Specifically, the mayor Samos fears manifestation of racist attitudes against refugees because the continuous and increasing pressure on local communities and their resources.
Samos
As noted ANA-MPA mayor of Samos Michalis Angelopoulos, "yesterday we had on the island 1,000 immigrants who tomorrow will be 2,000 and the weekend will reach the 3.000- 4.000 people. Cause is overcrowding in routed ships to Piraeus, making people remain trapped and roam without being able to cover their basic needs. "
"Unfortunately, the island can not bear more. We are FRONTEX, nor do we have the capabilities and roles of the Police and Coast, "says Samos mayor and adds:" With our initiative and as a key host gesture, today we installed taps and soon will post toilets and other types of basic hygiene " green "points will be set for the protection of public health and to alleviate all those of our fellow men."
Mr. Angelopoulos also announces that "as a gesture of choice strategy and with the financial assistance of the municipality will be installed on the island with the special identification machine for Syrian refugees and the staffing of the police have been applied for five executives from the Asylum Service."
As explains Mr. Angelopoulos, for keeping and feeding of immigrants responsible the Police and the Coast. Food services assist the municipality and NGOs on the island, while the Syrians since you have the necessary documents around freely on the island.
"Our island like the other islands," says Mr. Angelopoulos' with existing social organization structures for tourist development, risk turned into islands immigrants. Findings for which warned the KEDE and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, as head of insular policy in KEDE and Greek delegations of Municipalities and Regions of the Council of Europe. My colleague mayor Lapentouzas already admitted that the island was turned into island immigrants, "says Mr. Angelopoulos.
At the same time, they fear the creation of racist attitudes and incidents even "against our fellowmen tired if the problem continues. Racism will have several occasions, such as the lack of 270,000 euros for the maintenance of schools, lack of 2 to 3 doctors for the care of local residents when doctors they work 9-14 hours a day to prevent epidemics and cover other needs of migrants and refugees. "
Mr. Angelopoulos recalls to ANA-MPA that based on data tisYpatis Commissioner for Refugees last week (8-14 August), came from maritime borders in our country a total 20 843 people, nearly half of those total reached Only in July 2014, reached more refugees and immigrants (50 242) than in the entire 2014 (43,500). The vast majority of arrivals this week was 16 997 Syrians, ie 82% of the total.
Concluding points to the negative attitude of Turkey towards the issue but also the inconsistency of the neighboring country, with regard to transnational Readmission Agreement with Greece. As mentioned features last year were 470 requests for refoulement, of which only Turkey has accepted 12 requests. Identifies the Agreement "shell" and calls for the immediate intervention of European and national authorities, as it remains open the question of Turkey's accession to the EU. It also resets the subject of screening by FRONTEX in Turkish territory and called immediately to implement the measure .
Lesvos
Facilitate all, whose primary task is to protect the local community of Lesvos, pursues the mayor of the island Spyros Galen. As notes to ANA-MPA, the island today are 8,000 refugees and migrants from which, even if they manage to leave other 500 will remain several thousand. "Every day," he adds "we break the admission record, with 2000-2500 people, rather projected to increase given the trade trafficking that has developed the Turkish coast and open invitation to the world to travel to Greece, with the connivance even the Turkish government. "
K. Galen expresses relief for the visit of the Minister of National Defence Panos Kammenou the island and the promise of financial support of the municipality, in order to meet the increased needs. Identifies the positive decision of the Minister to have trigger intervention in the European Union, to enforce respect for international treaties on refugees on the Turkish side. Also featuring a completely positive development of procedures for chartering ships to emergency services from the Ministry of Shipping, achieved by passing legislative act by the President of the Republic.
Chios
For his part, the mayor Manolis Chios Vournika said ANA-MPA that alternated daily 300-400 people on the island, since due to lack of ticket can not leave all together. It notes that the reception center on the island poorly and that the municipality is trying to settle the problem with the settlement that has been created.
Referring to the letter, which he sent by an.ypourgos Immigration Policy T. Christodoulopoulou notes to ANA-MPA that is not a priority activation of G. Gr. Civil Protection, which the Minister puts.
For its part, the Region B. Aegean Christiana Kalogerou sent a letter today to Prime Minister, in which he expresses his anxiety about the situation "prevailing in the last hours" in Samos. Urges urgent solutions to decongest the island, the reinforcement of police and port authorities, direct assistance to ensure human conditions and especially the extraordinary launching ships. As noted 'middle of the holiday period, the major occupancy of routed ships have the effect of dramatically increasing the number of immigrants and refugees who remain in Samos. The society of an island, which lives almost exclusively from tourism, is now upset. "
Finally, he notes that the extraordinary routing ships during the second 15 days of August, as these requests were promptly made to the competent authorities and the Ministry of Immigration "but to do something." As he notes, so far the management of the problem, which is "thanks to the superhuman efforts of uniformed and local community, tends now become impossible."
He took the road back in Mytilene in "El. Venizelos "
Meanwhile, on Thursday afternoon departed from the port of Piraeus to Mytilene, the passenger ferry "Eleftherios Venizelos" to accept refugees from Syria. So far it is not clear from the ministries involved, whether the ship will call at other ports of islands that host temporary migrants.
Executives of the shipping company, commenting to ANA-MPA enforcement fare for Refugees reported that the chartering of the vessel was made only for hosting the refugees with food and sleep - but not for transportation. They stressed that the ship whenever leaving from Piraeus to go to an island departs unladen, while the difference in the price of the fare for hosting this for transporting refugees, only using fare.
According to information from the ANA-MPA, the Marine Ministry in yesterday's letter to the shipping companies address a call for expressions of interest in order to allow for the direct award, credit, chartering vessels for feeding, distribution, healthcare and direct transfers of migrants and refugees between mainland ports.
The ministry seeks to directly initiate the investigation process and ship availability level of the corresponding fare, as the ferry connection as mentioned is unsatisfactory.
Executives of companies commenting on the issue, reported to ANA-MPA that the period most ships have occupancy above 80% and the problem can be normalized only since early September when passenger traffic is gradually reduced.
Meanwhile safely and without any problems have landed this morning in the port of Piraeus, the portal E-1, the passenger ferry "Eleftherios Venizelos" the approximately 2,500 refugees from Syria. All refugees from Syria boarded buses of OLP and headed to the train station.
The last 24 hours at least 519 irregular migrants have been collected in 16 search and rescue incidents in the maritime areas of Samos, Agathonisi, Kos Pharmakonisi
Swelling problem in B. Sea with the constant increase in migration and refugee flows, and the overcrowding of boats returning to Piraeus not enable the quick departure of refugees and migrants from the island. The authorities of the islands and the Region B. Aegean referring strengthen the Police and Coast, increase identification machines, while stressing that they can no longer cope with the problem with the forces of local communities. Specifically, the mayor Samos fears manifestation of racist attitudes against refugees because the continuous and increasing pressure on local communities and their resources.
Samos
As noted ANA-MPA mayor of Samos Michalis Angelopoulos, "yesterday we had on the island 1,000 immigrants who tomorrow will be 2,000 and the weekend will reach the 3.000- 4.000 people. Cause is overcrowding in routed ships to Piraeus, making people remain trapped and roam without being able to cover their basic needs. "
"Unfortunately, the island can not bear more. We are FRONTEX, nor do we have the capabilities and roles of the Police and Coast, "says Samos mayor and adds:" With our initiative and as a key host gesture, today we installed taps and soon will post toilets and other types of basic hygiene " green "points will be set for the protection of public health and to alleviate all those of our fellow men."
Mr. Angelopoulos also announces that "as a gesture of choice strategy and with the financial assistance of the municipality will be installed on the island with the special identification machine for Syrian refugees and the staffing of the police have been applied for five executives from the Asylum Service."
As explains Mr. Angelopoulos, for keeping and feeding of immigrants responsible the Police and the Coast. Food services assist the municipality and NGOs on the island, while the Syrians since you have the necessary documents around freely on the island.
"Our island like the other islands," says Mr. Angelopoulos' with existing social organization structures for tourist development, risk turned into islands immigrants. Findings for which warned the KEDE and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, as head of insular policy in KEDE and Greek delegations of Municipalities and Regions of the Council of Europe. My colleague mayor Lapentouzas already admitted that the island was turned into island immigrants, "says Mr. Angelopoulos.
At the same time, they fear the creation of racist attitudes and incidents even "against our fellowmen tired if the problem continues. Racism will have several occasions, such as the lack of 270,000 euros for the maintenance of schools, lack of 2 to 3 doctors for the care of local residents when doctors they work 9-14 hours a day to prevent epidemics and cover other needs of migrants and refugees. "
Mr. Angelopoulos recalls to ANA-MPA that based on data tisYpatis Commissioner for Refugees last week (8-14 August), came from maritime borders in our country a total 20 843 people, nearly half of those total reached Only in July 2014, reached more refugees and immigrants (50 242) than in the entire 2014 (43,500). The vast majority of arrivals this week was 16 997 Syrians, ie 82% of the total.
Concluding points to the negative attitude of Turkey towards the issue but also the inconsistency of the neighboring country, with regard to transnational Readmission Agreement with Greece. As mentioned features last year were 470 requests for refoulement, of which only Turkey has accepted 12 requests. Identifies the Agreement "shell" and calls for the immediate intervention of European and national authorities, as it remains open the question of Turkey's accession to the EU. It also resets the subject of screening by FRONTEX in Turkish territory and called immediately to implement the measure .
Lesvos
Facilitate all, whose primary task is to protect the local community of Lesvos, pursues the mayor of the island Spyros Galen. As notes to ANA-MPA, the island today are 8,000 refugees and migrants from which, even if they manage to leave other 500 will remain several thousand. "Every day," he adds "we break the admission record, with 2000-2500 people, rather projected to increase given the trade trafficking that has developed the Turkish coast and open invitation to the world to travel to Greece, with the connivance even the Turkish government. "
K. Galen expresses relief for the visit of the Minister of National Defence Panos Kammenou the island and the promise of financial support of the municipality, in order to meet the increased needs. Identifies the positive decision of the Minister to have trigger intervention in the European Union, to enforce respect for international treaties on refugees on the Turkish side. Also featuring a completely positive development of procedures for chartering ships to emergency services from the Ministry of Shipping, achieved by passing legislative act by the President of the Republic.
Chios
For his part, the mayor Manolis Chios Vournika said ANA-MPA that alternated daily 300-400 people on the island, since due to lack of ticket can not leave all together. It notes that the reception center on the island poorly and that the municipality is trying to settle the problem with the settlement that has been created.
Referring to the letter, which he sent by an.ypourgos Immigration Policy T. Christodoulopoulou notes to ANA-MPA that is not a priority activation of G. Gr. Civil Protection, which the Minister puts.
For its part, the Region B. Aegean Christiana Kalogerou sent a letter today to Prime Minister, in which he expresses his anxiety about the situation "prevailing in the last hours" in Samos. Urges urgent solutions to decongest the island, the reinforcement of police and port authorities, direct assistance to ensure human conditions and especially the extraordinary launching ships. As noted 'middle of the holiday period, the major occupancy of routed ships have the effect of dramatically increasing the number of immigrants and refugees who remain in Samos. The society of an island, which lives almost exclusively from tourism, is now upset. "
Finally, he notes that the extraordinary routing ships during the second 15 days of August, as these requests were promptly made to the competent authorities and the Ministry of Immigration "but to do something." As he notes, so far the management of the problem, which is "thanks to the superhuman efforts of uniformed and local community, tends now become impossible."
He took the road back in Mytilene in "El. Venizelos "
Meanwhile, on Thursday afternoon departed from the port of Piraeus to Mytilene, the passenger ferry "Eleftherios Venizelos" to accept refugees from Syria. So far it is not clear from the ministries involved, whether the ship will call at other ports of islands that host temporary migrants.
Executives of the shipping company, commenting to ANA-MPA enforcement fare for Refugees reported that the chartering of the vessel was made only for hosting the refugees with food and sleep - but not for transportation. They stressed that the ship whenever leaving from Piraeus to go to an island departs unladen, while the difference in the price of the fare for hosting this for transporting refugees, only using fare.
According to information from the ANA-MPA, the Marine Ministry in yesterday's letter to the shipping companies address a call for expressions of interest in order to allow for the direct award, credit, chartering vessels for feeding, distribution, healthcare and direct transfers of migrants and refugees between mainland ports.
The ministry seeks to directly initiate the investigation process and ship availability level of the corresponding fare, as the ferry connection as mentioned is unsatisfactory.
Executives of companies commenting on the issue, reported to ANA-MPA that the period most ships have occupancy above 80% and the problem can be normalized only since early September when passenger traffic is gradually reduced.
Meanwhile safely and without any problems have landed this morning in the port of Piraeus, the portal E-1, the passenger ferry "Eleftherios Venizelos" the approximately 2,500 refugees from Syria. All refugees from Syria boarded buses of OLP and headed to the train station.
The last 24 hours at least 519 irregular migrants have been collected in 16 search and rescue incidents in the maritime areas of Samos, Agathonisi, Kos Pharmakonisi
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