Eva Kaili, former Vice President of the European Parliament,
With 625 votes in favour, the Plenary of the European Parliament
“Greece has made it. Three years later, it is part of the solution and not the problem. This is a success of the Greek people,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday addressing the Europarliament plenary.
The Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D Group) on Wednesday called on the European Union Council and the EU Commission “to work urgently with the Greek authorities to prevent a humanitarian crisis occurring this winter in refugee camps on the Greek islands.”