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Why is Greece’s refugee policy such a mess?

The Europeans | European news, politics and culture
The Europeans | European news, politics and culture
Episode • Feb 26, 2020 • 29m

In 2015, the 'migrant crisis' was the front page story of every newspaper in Europe. Today more than 42,000 people are still stranded on the Greek islands, in shameful conditions — and yet we barely talk about it. Migration researcher Apostolis Fotadis joins us from Athens to explain why Greece's refugee policy has become such a disaster. Also this week: big changes in Portugal, criminally-bad (?) singing in Croatia, and a Finnish mystery.

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