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Syrian refugees in Athens. Greece faces a choice between squandering the talents or making sure children can go to school (Photo: Nikolaj Nielsen)

Children losing out on education in EU migration deal

"I get depressed here. I want to go to a good school to study," said a bright, 12-year-old girl from Afghanistan, who's been stuck for six months in the grim Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. "If we don't study we won't have a future and we won't become successful."

The European Commission's humanitarian agency agrees: "education is crucial" for girls and boys affected by crises, and i...

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Syrian refugees in Athens. Greece faces a choice between squandering the talents or making sure children can go to school (Photo: Nikolaj Nielsen)

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