Video
New migrant centre on Greece’s Samos island boasts Wifi – and barbed wire
Issued on:
A new migrant camp on the Greek island of Samos that can welcome up to 3,000 asylum seekers boasts WiFi, a sports centre and a playground – as well as barbed wire, security gates and X-ray scanners.
Advertising
So far only 360 people are housed there. And the rules are harsh: an 8pm curfew and agreeing to be under constant supervision.
The €43 million centre, which has been hailed as an example for future facilities, was entirely financed by the European Union.
Click on the video player above to watch the full FRANCE 24 report.
Daily newsletterReceive essential international news every morning
Subscribe