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      Greece: Hundreds of refugees leave Lesbos on Athens-bound ferry01:17

      Greece: Hundreds of refugees leave Lesbos on Athens-bound ferry

      Greece, Lesbos
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      March 22, 2016 at 20:27 GMT +00:00 · Published

      Hundreds of refugees boarded a ferry bound for Athens at the Mytilene port in Lesbos, Tuesday.

      The refugees left for Athens following the implementation of a deal between Turkey and the EU regarding the refugee crisis. The agreement in which European countries will take in one Syrian refugee directly from Turkey, for every refugee returned to Turkey came into force at midnight on Saturday. The EU has also offered Turkey €6 billion ($6.70 billion), once an initial €3 billion ($3.40 billion) that was agreed to in November 2015, has been spent.

      Around 47,500 refugees remain stranded in Greece, according to official data released by the Greek authorities on Saturday, March 19.

      Greece: Hundreds of refugees leave Lesbos on Athens-bound ferry01:17
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      Hundreds of refugees boarded a ferry bound for Athens at the Mytilene port in Lesbos, Tuesday.

      The refugees left for Athens following the implementation of a deal between Turkey and the EU regarding the refugee crisis. The agreement in which European countries will take in one Syrian refugee directly from Turkey, for every refugee returned to Turkey came into force at midnight on Saturday. The EU has also offered Turkey €6 billion ($6.70 billion), once an initial €3 billion ($3.40 billion) that was agreed to in November 2015, has been spent.

      Around 47,500 refugees remain stranded in Greece, according to official data released by the Greek authorities on Saturday, March 19.

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