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Greece's Tsipras Announces Limited Cabinet Reshuffle

Greece's premier Alexis Tsipras announced a reshuffle of his government in an effort to reverse the tide as his SYRIZA party lags well behind...

Local Authorities Say Migrants Urgently Need to Be Moved from Aegean Islands

The Aegean Islands have seen an increase of migrants from 10,349 earlier this year to 16,334 this summer. Local authoroities on Lesvos, Chios and Samos...

Police Intervene as Refugees Brawl in Greek Mainland Hotspot

Violence erupted on Tuesday at a refugee camp on the Greek mainland identified earlier this month by a government minister as one of the...

Greece Approves Bill to Speed Up Asylum Process

The Greek parliament has passed in principle a draft bill on new rules for granting asylum to migrants and refugees, aimed at speeding up...

We Must Reduce Migrant, Refugee Pressures, Says Greek Minister

The numbers of people in migrant reception camps must be decreased, Greek Migration Policy Minister Dimitris Vitsas said on Monday, referring to the northern...

Greece's Evros Facing 'Untenable' Migrant Situation, Says UN

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling on the Greek government to urgently improve conditions and expand reception capacity in the north east, following...

Greece 'Deeply Concerned' Over Increased Migrant Flow

Greece' minister for Migration has expressed his "deep concern" over the increasing trend of refugee and migrant flows to the country in recent weeks. Speaking...

Stranded Lesvos Migrants Occupy Central Square

At least 200 migrants, mostly Afghans, have occupied a central square in Mytilene, the capital of Lesvos, demanding the Greek authorities speed up their asylum...

More Crossing into Greece over Turkish Land Border: Minister

Greece's Minister of Migration Policy has said ongoing tensions with Turkey "creates problems" on managing migration flows, as the authorities reveal hundreds of people were...

New Ministers Swear Oath Without Greek Church

New Greek government ministers appointed following a mini cabinet reshuffle were sworn in at the presidential mansion in Athens on Thursday. They took a civilian oath...