Evros

The Greek Minister of Migration, Dimitris Vitsas, revealed on Friday that the influx of migrants over the land border with Turkey increased by almost 300 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year. There was an increase of 10 percent...

The group "Human Rights Watch" accused Greek authorities on Tuesday of violently forcing back migrants who tried to illegally enter Greece from neighboring Turkey. The organization issued a statement urging Greece to investigate the allegations immediately, Human Rights Watch says...

The National Human Rights Commission of Greece (NHRC), an independent advisory body to the Greek State on matters pertaining to human rights protection, raised serious concerns on Tuesday about the return of refugees to their home countries. Over what it...

Greek authorities removed the corpses of five wild horses from a canal in the Evros Delta near the border with Turkey on Wednesday. The five animals, a male, two females and two foals, were found floating in the water by...

A search and rescue operation has been launched by the Hellenic Police, to locate a woman and her two children who went missing after their boat capsized in the Evros River during their attempt to reach Greece. The river...

The national-large scale military exercise Parmenion 2018, planned and conducted by the Hellenic National Defense General Staff ended with absolute success. Held throughout the country, Greece's Parmenion attracted the attention of many for its impressive exercises held in the Aegean...

Greece issued an official complaint to the European Commission and the Turkish authorities blaming the Turkish side for deliberate negligence in guarding the borders on Evros river. As a result, the number of migrants crossing the river in an effort...

Turkish rescue teams discovered the bodies of five migrants near the banks of river Evros, where they tried to cross the border into Greece. According to local news site e-evros.gr, they were part of a group of 11 who attempted to...

Greek authorities have released two Turkish servicemen who had crossed the border at Evros earlier on Sunday, after detaining them for almost eight hours. According to the Hellenic Army General Staff, one of the soldiers was lost during trailing migrants...

Two Turkish military personnel have been arrested in the Evros border for allegedly crossing into Greece illegally on Sunday, an Associated Press report says. A Greek army spokesman told AP under the condition of anonymity that the two servicemen were...