EU: Migrant Crisis in Greece 'Beyond Urgent'

The influx of migrants from the Middle East to Greece continues, with about 100 to 500 landing on the Greek island of Kos every day - joining thousands already camped there. Greece has been overwhelmed by the wave of refugees and economic migrants, mostly from Syria - with more than 125,000 of them reaching the eastern Aegean islands this year, a 750 percent increase compared to 2014. Speaking to reporters Wednesday in Brussels, European Commission spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud said that...

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