THESSALONIKI, Greece — The European Union will add 115 million euros ($129 million) in funding to humanitarian organizations in Greece to assist programs for refugees and migrants before the winter, officials said Saturday. "We have to respond to the needs of migrants in the EU. About 60,000 refugees and migrants are stranded in Greece due to European border closures. Under a deal between the EU and Turkey, migrants who arrived on the islands after March 20 are being held for deportation back to Turkey if their asylum claims are rejected. "The idea that Turkey fully respects the rights of asylum seekers is a fiction."

Source: New York Times September 10, 2016 13:32 UTC