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Members of the European Parliament accuse the European asylum system of improving the living conditions of immigrants in Greece, where thousands of people are gathered in miserable camps, conditions that pose a threat to their physical and mental health.
Phillip Leklerk, representative of the United Nations Office for Refugee Protection in Athens, tells the Guardian that "the European Union's policy towards Greece during the debt crisis was "perfectly legitimate" but had unforeseen consequences for migration".
"It is a state affected by the consequences of the economic crisis and the limitation of public spending, which leads to emergency on the islands and inland, for which the state is not quite ready to face ".
Mr. Leklerk spoke to the Guardian a few days later the UN High Commissioner for Refugees urged Greece to take urgent measures to improve the living conditions of 11,000 people, living in dirty and dangerous camps in the Aegean Islands.
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Senior European officials have expressed their horror at the Guardian, especially with regard to the Vathi camp, Samos, where 4,000 people – six times more than forecast in the region – live in miserable conditions.
Newcomers set up rough scenes on the rugged slopes around the camps, without access to electricity, running water or toilets. In the camps, deteriorated toilets and showers force people to live next to untreated sewage.
Immigrants from Vathy also face snakes and rats attracted to waste. "This is happening in Europe, supposed to be the richest and most civilized continent in the world," said Dutch Liberal MEP Sophie Velt.
According to the Guardian, EU officials believe thatGreek Ministries Can not Coordinate Efforts to Properly Channel European Funds, to help asylum seekers. "The EU has allocated 1.6 billion euros from 2015, but at least 554 million euros remain unallocated by the Greek authorities, "says the newspaper.
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