First refugees relocated from Greece head to Luxembourg

The first 30 refugees to be relocated from Greece have boarded a plane in Athens bound for Luxembourg.

First refugees relocated from Greece head to Luxembourg

The first 30 refugees to be relocated from Greece have boarded a plane in Athens bound for Luxembourg.

The journey of six families from Syria and Iraq mark the start of a programme seeking to relocate refugees who have arrived in Greece from nearby Turkey to other European Union countries without them having to make the arduous and often dangerous overland journey across the Balkans on foot.

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