MEPs call for end to humanitarian crisis on Greek islands

More than 100 members of the European Parliament are calling on the Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) and European Union interior ministers to take immediate action to end the ongoing humanitarian crisis on the Greek islands where more than 46,000 migrants live in shelters that have a total capacity of 8,000 people.
A letter signed by 105 MEPs from five political groups - the European Left, the European Socialists, the European Greens, the European People's Party and Renew Europe - said migrants are living in miserable and unsafe conditions, lacking access to medical care, sanitation and basic goods such as food.
They added that the transfer of migrants to the mainland does not necessarily mean an improvement of living conditions as these camps are also at full capacity.
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