Mediterranean
Greece
PM Tsipras: European South is not Europe's Poor Relative
"I want to express my pleasure that the EU Mediterranean countries informal Summit proved that the European south has a future," said Greek Prime Minister (PM) Alexis Tsipras, in the joint statements with seven country leaders after the completion...
Economy
Cruise Tourism in Greece Might Drop 30% in 2017
Cruise tourism in Greece might drop as high as 30 percent in 2017 compared to this year, according to the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE).
SETE representative Andreas Stylianopoulos said that the decrease is irreversible. Stylianopoulos is also president and CEO of...
Europe
UN: Death Toll Among Refugees Crossing Mediterranean Is Highest Ever
The U.N. refugee agency estimates nearly 4,200 people have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea since Alan Kurdi’s lifeless body washed ashore on a Turkish beach one year ago. During the first eight months of this year,...
Europe
IOM: Nearly 3,000 Dead Crossing Mediterranean This Year
The International Organization for Migration reports nearly 3,000 refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe have died so far this year. Most of these deaths have occurred along the dangerous route from North Africa to Italy.
This is...
Europe
Mediterranean Panorama to Promote Greece in Scandinavia
North Events will organize the 1st Mediterranean Panorama at Stockholm’s expo center on March 18-19, 2017.
The Mediterranean Panorama will focus on Greece and will also promote a series of other Mediterranean tourist destinations. The company is further promoting its...
Greece
Mediterranean Migrant Death Toll Hits Record Levels
There is fear that 320 migrants and refugees have drowned off the Greek island of Crete last week alone in the deadliest toll on record. The International Organization for Migration reported the deadly incident on Tuesday.
The migrants who survived...
Greece
UN Agency: 35% Increase in Migrant Drownings in 2016
The U.N. Refugee Agency has said that more than 2,510 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean while attempting to cross into Europe so far this year, compared to 1,855 in the first five months in 2015. In the past...
Europe
500 People Feared Dead in Mediterranean
The U.N. refugee agency is confirming reports that up to 500 people may have lost their lives when an overcrowded boat capsized and sank earlier this month in the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Italy. The incident reportedly happened...
Europe
400 Refugees and Migrants Dead after Drowning in the Mediterranean
More than 400 people appear to have perished in their effort to reach Italy through Egypt, as the four over-filled boats on which they had boarded, were over-turned in the Mediterranean, BBC Arabic reports.
Most of the passengers were refugees...
Greece
More Than 100,000 Refugees and Migrants Have Reached Greece, Italy this Year
More than 100,000 refugees and migrants have reached the shores of Greece and Italy this year, according to data that was released by the International Organization for Migration (DOM).
Among these numbers, 97,325 people reached the Greek islands and 7,507...