Cyprus receives EU financial aid for 2 more refugee hosting space

2-8-2019 Parikiaki Parikiaki Cool

Cyprus receives EU financial aid for 2 more...

NICOSIA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — Cyprus has received financial assistance from the European Union for additional refugee reception and hosting space to deal with the increasing influx of unregulated immigrants, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Thursday.

Petrides told state television that one large or two smaller centers will be constructed with a total capacity of 1,000 people.

Cyprus has a permanent refugee center which has been upgraded to host 400 people on a long term basis, besides a reception center near the capital Nicosia and...

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Cyprus receives EU financial aid for 2 more refugee hosting space

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