Two weeks of danger end with Syrian family's arrival in Sweden

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Two weeks of danger end with Syrian family's arrival in Sweden



STOCKHOLM: -- For refugees arriving in Sweden for the first time on the high-speed train it is a taste of the comfort promised by the West. But this has been a sometimes terrifying journey for Zaki, Nagwa, and their four children.

No matter what the dangers, anything was better than staying in Syria to be bombed, shot or worse. The Khalils have come through Turkey to get to the EU, then further north from Greece.

All six have arrived at their chosen destination unharmed, nothing short of miraculous. The journey began in 2013 with escape to Turkey, but the camps offered no work, no way of building a new life, so Zaki came to Europe for the first time alone, and tried to get his family to join him. That failed, so in desperation he took five peoples’ fates into his hands.

“In Slovenia we suffered, there was cold, hunger and thirst but we had things ahead of us, we were eager to arrive. When we got to Germany, we thought we were done, we thought the journey was over. Instead we stayed four to- six days there, almost the same amount of time that it took us from Greece to Germany. So the impossible has happened, for me, this is like a miracle,” said Zaki Khalil.

Baby Hevin is six weeks old. Two of these have been spent on the road, so mother wants only one thing, to clean her children.

“The youngest is the most important thing now, if it wasn’t so late I would give her a bath right now,” says Nagwa.

At the same time as new lives are beginning for this family and many others in Sweden the country is toughening its position on refugees, after granting status to 150,000 since last year, most of them from Syria.

In total it is expecting 190,000 this year, but now wants the EU to relocate some, as Swedish centres are full.

A raft of new measures making immigration more difficult was agreed between government and opposition at the end of October.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-11-05

[NongKhaiKid]

It's difficult to comment on the raft of sob stories without appearing heartless so let's just ignore people such as this are happily tramping throughout Europe without any thought about illegally entering countries etc whilst they look for the best deal.

[ezzra]

This article illustrate very clearly the story of an economic migrants, no refugees story here, they were

in Turkey under the protections of the Turkish government, granted, not the best place in the world to be,

but their life were not in danger, just no work, and now they're in the promised land,

there're many many millions around the world from a poverty stricken counties with equally no hope

for better life, and I'm sure they all would love to be in Germany and Sweden and alike, why aren't

these people allowed to march on Europe and settle there? ....

[stoneyboy]

It's difficult to comment on the raft of sob stories without appearing heartless so let's just ignore people such as this are happily tramping throughout Europe without any thought about illegally entering countries etc whilst they look for the best deal.

While all the time leaving genuine UK and numerous other European folk jumping through hoops and spending a small fortune taking their respective wives,girlfriends and family back to live.

Do these people undertake the life in Europe test or whatever rubbish it is,of course not,it's gotten beyond the joke these double standards.

Edited November 5, 2015 by stoneyboy

[smudger1951]

These opportunistic people coming to harvest the fruit of the European culture will destroy it.

[Usernames]

Swedes, the only people on Earth who are even more supine than the Germans.

[Steely Dan]

And then the children are instructed in their thousands to feign illness to slow up any deportation orders.

http://apatiskabarn.se/hem/

The term used for this cynical tactic is malingering by proxy.

Edited November 5, 2015 by Steely Dan

[soc]

Oh Europe, l despair.

What have you done?

Your grandchildren will curse you for it.

[tartempion]

An other 60 million are following soon....

[TheCruncher]

It's difficult to comment on the raft of sob stories without appearing heartless so let's just ignore people such as this are happily tramping throughout Europe without any thought about illegally entering countries etc whilst they look for the best deal.

While all the time leaving genuine UK and numerous other European folk jumping through hoops and spending a small fortune taking their respective wives,girlfriends and family back to live.

Do these people undertake the life in Europe test or whatever rubbish it is,of course not,it's gotten beyond the joke these double standards.

Try to take your Thai GF/wife to your home country, and ask your government if she also can get free housing, free food and a monthly allowance on top.

[cookee68]

This article illustrate very clearly the story of an economic migrants, no refugees story here, they were

in Turkey under the protections of the Turkish government, granted, not the best place in the world to be,

but their life were not in danger, just no work, and now they're in the promised land,

there're many many millions around the world from a poverty stricken counties with equally no hope

for better life, and I'm sure they all would love to be in Germany and Sweden and alike, why aren't

these people allowed to march on Europe and settle there? ....

The life in danger excuse is starting to wear thin now, it is an excuse to get to the fruits of Europe, and when all the fruits have been picked we will be the ones left Hungry, keep them out, and Merkel you are another person who just loves your own voice