migration
ND leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis slams government for misuse of EU funds for the Moria hotspot
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday criticized the government for a series of failures, as he called them, in several sectors starting with the handling of the migrant issue and its funding.
Tsipras to highlight the need for Europe to tackle the migration problem on the basis of solidarity
Migration is a European problem and must be tackled by Europe on the basis of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibilities, with respect for International Law, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to underline at the dinner of the EU member states’ leaders and at the informal summit to be held on Thursday in Salzburg, […]
President Prokopis Pavlopoulos unveils memorial in memory of Coast Guard officers fallen in duty
President of the Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos on Friday unveiled a Coast Guard Memorial in honour of fallen coast guard officers, noting that it served as an opportunity, in his capacity as president, to honour and offer the coast guard the respect it was due.
Rumors of Greek-German exchange on FYROM, migration, economy “repulsive”, says envoy
German ambassador to Greece Jens Ploetner called baseless the “speculations on whatever exchange between Greece and Germany” on the FYROM issue, the refugees and the economy, in his interview with the Sunday edition of Kathimerini newspaper.
Migrant rescue operations and the gordian knot of the borders in an AMNA video document
Don’t move! Sit down! It is dangerous! These are Italian Coast Guard officers’ orders in their effort to rescue 600 migrants from Africa off the coast of the island of Lampedusa.
Greek treatment of migrants good but not enough, says Council of Europe commissioner
The Greek people’s and authorities’ humanitarian treatment and welcoming of migrants and refugees the last few years “is admirable,” visiting Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic said in a press conference on Friday, but not enough.
Eastern Aegean islands dealing with migrant flows will get more funding, no VAT raise
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras notified North Aegean Regional Director Christiana Kalogirou that an earlier decision to raise VAT at Aegean islands will be suspended for those islands that bear the brunt of migration flows.
“We need a fair European migration system” says Parliament president Nikos Voutsis
Parliament President Nikos Voutsis, in a letter to the president of the European parliament Antonio Tajani, stressed the need for a sustainable European system on migration, with a fair allocation of responsibilities in the management of migration that accorded with the principle of solidarity.
Immigration, Brexit and eurozone reform to dominate this European Council’s agenda
The refugee and migration issue, Brexit and eurozone reform will be on the agenda of the European Council and Euro Summit meetings taking place on Thursday and Friday in Brussels.
Μigration is a European challenge that needs European solution, says Alexis Tsipras
The migration issue is one that Europe will have to deal with for many years to come, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in statements after an informal EU leaders’ mini-summit on asylum and migration held in Brussels on Sunday.