I forbindelse med flygtningenes levevilkår er Grækenland et karakteristisk eksempel. Her lever tusindvis af kurdere i ghettoagtige lejre i Laurio, afghanere og andre flygtninge sover i papkasser i Athens parker og mangler de mest elementære fornødenheder.
As far as the conditions of survival of refugees are concerned, a typical example is Greece, where thousands of Kurds live in shanty towns in Lavrio and Afghans and other refugees sleep in cardboard boxes on the beaches in Athens, deprived of even the basic necessities.