refugees crisis
Three underage missing from unaccompanied children hosting centre in Agria
Police is conducting an investigation over three children that went
PM Tsipras chairs meeting on refugee issue
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday chaired a meeting with government ministers and close associates to discuss the refugee issue at his offices in Parliament.
EU leaders agree on joint stance ahead of Friday talks with Turkish PM Davutoglu
The European Union member states agreed late on Thursday in Brussels on a draft agreement on migration to be discussed with Turkey on Friday.
The hope for open borders is the last one to die at Idomeni
The newcomers among the refugees in the camp of Idomeni, at the borders between Greece and FYROM,can be distinguished from the old ones. A mixture of hope, activity and eagerness is still visible in their eyes and gestures. An attitude that changes over the days.
Greece must be ready for the worst scenario, Shipping Min. Dritsas says
Greece must be prepared for the worst scenario, Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas stated on Tuesday, adding that the government does not want to create permanent and large camps because “it is very difficult for someone to handle areas hosting 10,000 people.”
We cannot abandon Greece now, Chancellor Merkel says
“We simply cannot abandon Greece now,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said late on Sunday, in an interview with German television network ARD.
Greece Addresses Refugee Crisis with Crash Effort on Registration Centers
By Efthymios Aravantinos Press Counsellor at the Embassy of Greece in Washington Greece’s obligation to set up five identification and registration centers, the so-called hotspots, for migrants and refugees arriving from Turkey, is mostly fulfilled. Four out of five hotspots, more precisely the ones on the islands of Lesvos, Leros, Samos and Chios, are fully […]
Migration minister slams EU for delaying relocation at Lesvos refugee conference
Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas criticized the stance of the European Union on Saturday saying that relocation is increasingly ignored and Greece is being made into a ‘scapegoat’ for the slow progress made in managing the refugee flows.
Mouzalas: “Greece will be consistent with its commitments to the refugees issue “
“Greece will be consistent with its commitments in relation to the refugees issue and will fight so that suggestions for exiting the Schengen zone are not on the table”, Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas on Friday said in statements to Mega TV.
‘We were taken by surprise’, Tsipras on refugee crisis;
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday told participants at a high-level meeting convened on the refugees issue on that “we are facing a problem beyond our powers.”