12.04.2016
Вфедеральных СМИ сновой силой освещаютproblem of refugees in Greece: say tens of thousands migrants who toidelo raise riots. Tourists start to worry … Profi.Travel found out what was going on in Greece in the act.
Last week, Greece began to deport refugees agreement between Turkey and the EU. Realizing that in Europe, they are all the same nonemployed, the settlers began rebel and block railways near border c Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Federal TV channels immediately replicated dramatic shots, than once again excited and without that restless tourists and agents.
Where are the refugees being taken?
Agreement signed between Turkey and the European Union, defines the rules for receiving refugees who are arrived in Europe after 20 March. By this arrangements of all who arrive in Greece in hope to obtain refugee status, the Turkish border guards will to return our territory. For each returned the EU countries will take one into Turkey man from the Turkish refugee camp.
So, the situation looks pretty serious: today in Greece there are 50 thousand refugees, and as underline the tour operators, to hide this information from the tourists can not. However, much more important to bring other facts because tourists are in no way not affected: most migrants are around northern border of the country – far from the tourist zones.
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Dimitris Haritidis, Managing Director of TEZ Tour Greece:
The media always exaggerates: you need to understand that places of mass refugee concentrations are the border of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the port of Piraeus, Athens the surrounding areas, in a word, the north of the mainland country. Few migrants are on the islands near Turkey- Lesbos, Chios, but they started from now centralized export. At the same time, for example, there is no CR no refugee at all.
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Alexander Tsandekidi, general director tour operator Mouzenidis Travel:
This problem today is very exaggerated. Yes refugees in the country there is, but most of the nateh islands that are not in demand by the Russian tourists except Kos. And on the popular island resorts, as well as in the tourist areas of the mainland The situation is safe and calm. Tourism gives Greece about a quarter total GDP, apotome, the country’s authorities are doing everything possible to The problem of immigrants was not reflected on tourists. Today, the difficult economic situation of Greece is playing to her in person: refugees are considered to be only transit point, they do not remain in the country, as there for them there is no money or work.
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In addition to these destinations, news bulletins appear Rhodes island However, according to tour operators, for no reason to worry.
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Savvas Karasavvidis, Director the marketing campaign of Beleon Tours:
Professionals from the Rhodian representation of Beleon Tours arrived Rhodes Island a month ago to get acquainted situation in resort areas and locations attractions. This is the time for our employees. a couple of times the refugees met and the only in the western (non-touristic) part of the island’s capital. And this no wonder since the vast majority of refugees have long been left Rhodes. Nodage Temigrants Who Doshy remain on the island, do not represent any threat for the comfort of tourists.
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These tour operators confirm the official reports Greece’s focal point for migration. Citing Nanego, Euronews reports: 14,000 refugees are in Athens, in the suburbs of Istanbul, and even 18 thousand scattered across mainland Greece giants of the well-known frontier, 13 thousand immigrants centered in the moisture heater at the domain between the Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and more 5.5 thousand people are concentrated in the eastern islands Aegean Sea opposite the coast of Turkey.
Source: Daria Kruglovprofi.travel
