Περί τα 1.211 κρούσματα φυλετικών διακρίσεων αναφέρθηκαν πέρυσι, συμπεριλαμβανομένων ρητορικής μίσους, σωματικών επιθέσεων, απειλών και άλλων μεροληπτικών συμπεριφορών που σχετίζονται με τη φυλή ή τη θρησκεία, μια αύξηση περίπου 40% σε σύγκριση με το προηγούμενο έτος, σύμφωνα με την Ομοσπονδιακή Επιτροπή κατά του Ρατσισμού (EKR).
Greek Immigration and Asylum Minister Makis Voridis told Skai news channel that accepting such returns is “out of the question” given Greece’s position as the EU’s second-highest host of refugees per capita, after Cyprus. “As long as there is no fair distribution of burdens within the European Union, Greece will not accept any returns,” Voridis stated, emphasizing that returns would not address the broader migration issue.
Tassoulas said it is the highest national obligation both for the victims' memory and for human conscience "to restore the historic truth and be continuously vigilant to avert similar heinous crimes in the future - which hellenism has similarly also suffered - and every action that incites by words and deeds discrimination, bigotry, and violence."
Δείτε αναλυτικά τις συναυλίες και τις παραστάσεις που θα πραγματοποιηθούν στο Ηρώδειο, στο πλαίσιο του Φεστιβάλ Αθηνών Επιδαύρου 2025.
"In one month, we arranged nearly 170 returns, several of them voluntary. Beyond numerical performances, we moved swiftly to close a legal loophole that had come up with a Council of State decision. Within 15 days, we reintroduced the legal documentation of Turkiye as a safe country," he said.
The decision has prompted concern among refugee support organisations in both Germany and Greece, who warn that Greece fails to provide adequate support even to those granted refugee status.
