(AFP) On the Greek island of Lesbos, the notorious camp of Moria still casts a long shadow, more than six months after it went up in flames.
And after six years of being on the frontline of migratory pressure from nearby Turkey, many locals are exasperated by plans for a new permanent camp there built with EU funds.
“Instead of Europe standing by us in solidarity (they) think this is where they will cage all migrants that come,” says Erifili Yiannaka, a local councillor on Lesbos.
“Our island needs to find again its rhythm the way it was,” she told AFP on the sidelines of an anti-camp demonstration in the island port capital of Mytilene this week.
