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Declining Refugee Flows to Greek Islands and Evros
The flow of refugees to the Greek islands and through Evros, the land bridge which forms the border with Turkey, has been on the...
Lesvos Migrant Camp 'a Scar on the Conscience of Europe', Says Amnesty International
The secretary-general of Amnesty International, Kumi Naidoo, has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, calling on him to take all necessary...
Greek Government Vows to Improve Migrant Living Conditions
The Greek government aims to transfer 6,000 people from island refugee areas to the mainland by early 2019, Migration Policy Minister Dimitris Vitsas said...
Portugal's Interior Minister Visits Refugee Center in Athens (video)
Greece’s Migration Policy Minister Dimitris Vitsas, accompanied by visiting Portuguese Interior Minister Eduardo Cabrita, paid a joint visit to the Eleonas refugee reception center,...
Greece Blames Turkey for Surge in Migrant Flow on Evros Border
Greece issued an official complaint to the European Commission and the Turkish authorities blaming the Turkish side for deliberate negligence in guarding the borders...
Greece's Prosecutor Launches Probe on Alleged Mismanagement of EU Refugee Funds
Greece's Supreme Court Public Prosecutor, Xeni Dimitriou, ordered the start of a preliminary investigation into press reports about the alleged mismanagement of funds given...
The Center of Thessaloniki Becomes a Makeshift Migrant Camp
Dozens of migrants have turned Aristotelous square in the center of Thessaloniki to a makeshift camp.
Local media report that many migrants have been sleeping...
Migrant Numbers Spike in Greece
The number of migrants and refugees entering Greece from Turkey is increasing, according to data released on Friday by the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
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'This Summer's Migration Flows Almost Double Than 2017', Greek Minister Says
In an interview with the Greek Radio Station Real FM, Greece's Minister for Migration Policy Dimitris Vitsas said that Migration flows during summer 2018...
Greece's New Cabinet Members Sworn In (photos)
The new members of the Greek government were sworn in on Wednesday afternoon, in a ceremony held in the presence of President Prokopis Pavlopoulos...