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Greece to build new asylum camps

Greece will set up new camps for asylum seekers on its Aegean islands, hoping to end months of overcrowding and violence within its resettlement scheme. The new camps will allow asylum seekers to go out during the day, but they will be locked in at night.

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MSF raises the alarm over sick children at Moria migrant camp

Youngsters with epilepsy, diabetes and heart disease are trapped on the overcrowded Greek camp.

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Heavy rain and cold weather hits migrants on Greek island of Lesbos

Migrants and asylum seekers already endure "inhumane" living conditions on the Greek island of Lesbos. Now they've got heavy rain and cold weather to contend with, too.

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Baby dies in Moria migrant camp, MSF reveals

"We are absolutely devastated by this tragedy," MSF wrote on Twitter.

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European Council on Refugees blames Greece for islands migrant crisis

The Director of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles has said the migrant crisis in Greece is the direct result of EU policy Catherine Woollard’s comments to Euronews’ Good Morning Europe came as the migrant issue in Greece and Bosnia was being discussed by the European Parliament

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Migrants from overcrowded Greek island camps transferred to mainland

The islands are close to Turkey and have seen a surge of new arrivals. The UNHCR says there are now 33,700 people living there.

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Greece to deport thousands of migrants after deadly fire | #TheCube

At least one person was killed on Sunday when a blaze which broke out on Lesbos island, prompting fresh calls for government action.

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One dead as fire breaks out at Greek migrant camp on Lesbos island

A fire broke out on Sunday at a container inside a crowded refugee camp on the eastern Greek island of Lesbos close to Turkey and one person was killed, emergency services said.

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Hundreds of people continue to head to Greece from Turkey each week

On the Greece's Aegean coast, 13 migrant boats carrying a total of 546 people arrived on the island of Lesbos in the space of about an hour on Thursday last week.

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Watch back: Rare look inside 'jungle' at Europe’s largest migrant camp

Watch back: Rare look inside 'jungle' at Europe’s largest migrant camp

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Dozens arrested for erecting giant cross in Lesbos to deter migrants

The Greek island was one of the main gateways into Europe at the height of the migrant and refugee crisis.

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Euroviews. "Moria is worse than war": Children on life in a refugee camp | View

Children and young people explain what it's like to grow up in an overcrowded refugee camp, and how access to a family support center gives them hope.

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'I was shocked'—what's it like in Lesbos' Moria refugee camp?

Euronews' Apostolos Staikos takes a tour of Greece’s Moria camp were residents say the situation is getting ‘desperate’.

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Greek authorities start to relocate migrants from Moria camp

Greek authorities have started relocating migrants from the island of Lesbos to the Greek mainland.

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Watch: Personal stories of refugee families trapped on Lesbos

Euronews spoke to refugee families who are living in extremely poor conditions in Moria, the largest camp on the island of Lesbos.

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Aid group alarmed at rising mental health issues in Greek migrant camp

More than 9,000 people live in the Moria camp — three times its official capacity.

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Moria refugee camp conditions "not meeting the minimum requirements"

One of Europe's largest migrant camps is overcrowded and lacks basic hygiene and sanitation practises. It's grown so large, refugees are pitching tents outside the camp boundaries. Crime is so rife MSF has called for minors to be removed. This is Moria Refugee Camp.

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Worsening conditions in Greek migrant camp

The Greek island of Lesbos has been hosting thousands of migrants since the crisis in 2015. But now, many of these refugee camps are facing dire conditions - overcapacity, lack of facilities and a less hospitable tone from locals.