GREECE: SYRIZA AND IMMIGRATION

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Balkans, exilés, Greece, immigration

The positions of SYRIZA on immigration issues announced a radical change in Greek policy in this area. Time will tell what they become at the moment of exercise of power.

Two articles (in French) on the topic, on the website Okeanews:

http://www.okeanews.fr/20130812-le-syriza-demande-une-enquete-et-la-fermeture-des-centres-de-detentions-infernaux

and on Syriza France website:

http://syriza-fr.org/2014/12/01/la-grece-pauvre-peut-elle-aider-les-refugies-syriens-de-vassiliki-katrivanou/

 

GREECE: THE CHOICE OF RETURN HOME

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Balkans, exilés, Greece, immigration

After five years in Greece, a young Algerian immigrant decided to return to Algeria. A documentary that gives voice to the main person in the days before his departure.

Video in English subtitled in French on the website Okeanews:

http://www.okeanews.fr/20141217-apres-5-ans-en-grece-il-choisit-de-rentrer-en-algerie

 

GREECE: XENOPHOBIC CAMPAIGN OF THE OUTGOING PRIME MINISTER

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Balkans, exilés, Greece, immigration

Visit to the Evros wall, at the Greek-Turkish border, position against naturalization and welcoming new foreigners he accuses his opponent Syriza of wanting to increase, use of the attack against Charlie Hebdo for illustrate the threat that would constitute foreigners, Antonis Samaras multiplies xenophobic outputs as part of the parliament electoral campaign.

In English on the blog Greek Crisis Review :

https://greekcrisisreview.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/greek-prime-minister-samaras-on-walls-year-2015/

In French on th blog Okeanews :

http://www.okeanews.fr/20150105-samaras-accuse-les-immigres-pour-les-carences-de-letat-grec

http://www.okeanews.fr/20150107-samaras-paris-ca-ete-un-carnage-et-ici-certains-invitent-encore-plus-de-migrants-clandestins

 

GREECE: INTEGRATION BACK AWAY

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Balkans, exilés, Grèce, immigration

During the period of economic growth in turn of the 1990s and 2000, Greece was a country of immigration. Several regularization of undocumented migrants were conducted. Integration programs have also been established – this is evident today when they disappear. The two hundred teachers who taught Greek and to foreign children have so lost their jobs.

In French on La Courrier des Balkans website :

http://balkans.courriers.info/article25774.html

 

GREECE: THE REFORM OF THE CODE OF IMMIGRATION

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Balkans, exilés, Greece, human rights, immigration

In Le Courrier des Balkans, an article on the reform of immigration code that situates the debate on the amendment promoting impunity for abuses by security forces (in French):

http://balkans.courriers.info/article24491.html

Also in French on Okeanews website :

http://www.okeanews.fr/20140326-grece-amendement-honte-racisme#axzz2xLEj6oZk