Students of 5th Gymnasio Trikalon present the local policy on immigrants at Trikala, Greece

1. The Greek Comenius Team meets the Mayor of Trikala and asks

2. Since when emigrants started coming in Trikala ? The past twenty years Greece receives people all over the world. In 1990 emigrants from Albania and the upper East started coming in Trikala.

4. Which are the facilitations we provide to them ? The help provided to them has to do with the organizing of their events and the housing of their cultural societies.

5. Do you participate to their events ? Yes, we do participate by offering the means needed for these events and by watching them.

7. Later we meet the president of the city Council

8. Emigrants’ births Foreign Families Mixed Families Total births in Trikala Year 111 births (110 : Albanian) 40 births Greek Man :37 Greek Women :3 1216 2008 95 births ( 91 : Albanian) 33 births Greek Man :32 Greek Women :1 979 2009 143 births (138 : Albanian) 33 births Greek Man :29 Greek Women :4 1009 2010

13. He explains to us the role of the Emigrants’ council

14. Emigrants’ Council: The goal of this council is to detect the problems that foreign people face and try to find a solution to them.

17. Which country most emigrants are coming from ? We used to have emigrants from Albania , Russia and Ukrain ,but the last years emigrants are coming from Asia and Far East.