EU: Migrant Crisis Worst Since World War II

The European Union expressed its intent Friday to fast-track new funding to help Greece cope with the wave of migrants landing on the Greek islands by the hundreds daily. Describing the present refugee crisis as the worst since World War II, Europe’s Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramapoulos, who is Greek, said that the first disbursement of about $33 million would be released to Greece as soon as the country sets up a management authority for the fund. Avramapoulos said the...

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