Saturday, September 12, 2015
Europe says welcome to refugees. " With this motto thousands of people expected to participate in demonstrations in all major European cities.
Europe says welcome to refugees. " With this motto thousands of people expected to participate in demonstrations in all major European cities.
"The time has come to condemn the murderous borders erected on our behalf," write the organizers a Facebook page dedicated to the "European Day of Action for Refugees". Mobilisations they support many international non-governmental organizations such as Amnesty International.
On Saturday "with the concentration of thousands of people across Europe we want to show our solidarity to those who flee from wars, violence and poverty. We want to know all the refugees that they are welcome, "add the organizers.
The organizers have made a call from the social media solidarity concentrations in Greece, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Cyprus, Portugal, Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
In London, almost 90,000 people have already said they will participate in the course will begin around 2 pm (local time) from the Park Lane, London, and will arrive in Downing Street, the residence of the British Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron.
More than 4,000 protesters expected to gather in Portugal, which will be protests in the early afternoon in all the major cities: Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, the Felgkeiras and Faro.
In France scheduled four concentrations in Nice, Metz, Lyon and Avignon, while in Vienna, Austria the demonstration will start at 18.00. Demonstrations in favor of refugees will also be held in Athens, Warsaw and Prague.
Visit Thanou in Chios and Lesvos
At the same time the caretaker prime minister, Vassiliki Thanou - Christofili will visit this morning at 12:00 Chios and Sunday will travel to Lesvos.
Specifically, the Prime Minister will attend a luncheon hosted by the Municipality of Chios in honor of His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
Afternoon presence of Prime Minister will be the unveiling of the bust of the Ecumenical Patriarch Constantine V in the main square of Vessa - Chios, which will be from His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch.
21.00 scheduled meeting Ms Thanou with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
On Sunday morning, the Prime Minister will visit the First Reception Centre in Molecules and inspect the place where is the ELAS identification of refugees.
Alongside Mrs Thanou will meet with authorities and representatives of international organizations, NGOs and local voluntary organizations ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees", "IOM", "International Red Cross", "Greek Red Cross", "Doctors of World "," Doctors without Borders "," Rescue Team "Village" All Together "," Hug "," Praxis "," Metadrasi "and" Sunbeam ").
At 11.00 am scheduled meeting with representatives of the General Secretariat of Insular Affairs, the North Aegean Region, the Municipality of Mytilene, and representatives of the Greek Police, Coast Guard - ELAKT, the Fire Brigade, the Army, the National Emergency Aid Centre and the Hospital of Mytilene.
