CAUGHT BETWEEN LESBOS, CHIOS & BRUSSELS (Satis Shroff)
Caught Between Lesbos, Chios and Brussels (Satis Shroff) In the winter of 1944-45 Twelve to fourteen million German refugees Were underway, From Eastern Europe. They fled to avoid the Red Army, Or were banished from former territories, Where the German Wehrmacht had carried out A war of destruction. Ten million German refugees went to the Federal Republic, Four million to the German Democratic Republic. Not all were welcome, Although even private persons were obliged to help. Today many Germans help the refugees with open hearts, And lend a hand to those who've fled from war. How the European Union handles the issue, Is another matter. People suddenly become statistics. 'Deportation! Athens! Freedom! This is the cry of the illegal refugees In the hotspots of Lesbos and Chios. The Greeks in Athens and Frontex's plan Is to bring over refugees from Greece to Turkey. 72000 Syrians are to be settled in the EU: In Germany, Netherlands, France and Fi...