European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety; Vytenis Andriukaitis arrived earlier in Athens and will leave for the island Lesvos on Thursday to visit health centers and other areas accommodating refugees and migrants.
The Commissioner’s first stop will be Mytilene’s health center and then he will visit the UNHCR Reception Centre in Skala Sykamnias and the beach Platanos, and before he leaves the island, Andriukaitis will also visit the Identification and Registration Center in Moria.
On Friday, Andriukaitis will address the Greek parliament and afterwards he will give a press conference at the European Commission offices in Athens.
3,352 refugees arrived on Thursday at Piraeus port
A total of 3,352 refugees arrived on Thursday morning at Piraeus port.
The ferries Blue Star Patmos, Blue Star 1 and Nissos Rhodos carried respectively 1,421, 1,237, and 694 refugees from the ports of Mytilene and Chios.
(Source: ANA-MPA)
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