Greece is one of the main routes into the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
for refugees and
Thursday’s shipwreck is the second in the Aegean Sea this week, with rescue crews still searching for a second day for dozens of asylum-seekers feared missing after their boat sank off the island of Folegandros.
Antikythera and Folegandros are not on the typical route for
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor..., were likely to have been aiming for Italia.
The United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
refugee agency UNHCR called the Folegandros shipwreck "the worst" in the Aegean this year.
"This shipwreck is a painful reminder that people continue to embark on perilous voyages in search of safety," Adriano Silvestri, the UNHCR’s assistant representative in Greece said.
"Such tragic deaths are avoidable, including through the establishment of regular and safe pathways that could prevent people from resorting to smugglers," he added.
The UNHCR estimates that more than 2,500 people died or went missing at sea while attempting to reach Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
this year.
Greece, which was the frontline of Europe’s refugee crisis when it began in 2015, has since hardened its stance and boosted land and sea patrols to deter people from reaching its shores.