Immigration
Turkey’s behaviour on Cyprus issue affects EU approach, German President says from Nicosia
It must regularly be made clear to Turkey that its behaviour towards the solution of the Cyprus issue also affects other issues
Coast guard locates boat with 56 immigrants in the Ioanian sea, 2 transporters under arrest
Fifty-six irregular migrants were located late on Sunday on a sailing boat between Aitoloakarnania and Lefkada.
Tsipras, Sanchez and Merkel agree on a European solution for the immigration issue
The countries that support a European solution on migration and the refugee crisis must find a framework for cooperating with each other,” Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a tweet about his meeting on Friday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez, held on the sidelines of the […]
European Council reaches decision on immigration despite deep rifts among members
The heads of state and government of the 28 member-states of the European Union reached an agreement on the migration issue, after almost 12 hours of negotiations in Brussels, at about 5:30 am Athens time.
“We need to allocate refugees from Greece, not bring more back” says Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Greece needs to start talks on how more refugees can leave the country, as part of a new relocation program to other European countries, and not how they can return to Greece, said New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis as he arrived at a meeting of the European People’s Party in Brussels on Wednesday.
Pope Francis praises Greece and Italy for their generous attitude towards immigrants
Pope Francis praised Greece and Italy for their attitude toward migrants, while referring to the stance that different countries should have on migration during a flight from Switzerland to the Vatican.
Migration flow is rising but things are still under control, says EU Commissioner Avramopoulos
“Even if the number of arrivals remains relatively low, arrivals from Turkey have seen a significant increase since March 2018 and arrivals on the western Mediterranean route continue to show an upward trend,” EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said on Wednesday at a press conference.
Migration minister interview: “We must relieve refugee camps and the islands from pressures”
Migration Policy Minister Dimitris Vitsas stated on Monday that there are six locations and particularly three northern Aegean islands where overcrowding at migrant camps must be eased, speaking to Athens-Macedonian News Agency’s radio “Praktoreio”.