Evros

Hundreds of refugees are being pushed back and many are being arrested at Evros, Greece's border with Turkey which is also the shortest and safest route for refugees into Europe. "Following the failed coup in Turkey, the migration flows...

Refugees and migrants are passing through Greece via the Evros border river between Greece and Turkey according to data presented on Wednesday by the coordinating body handling the refugee crisis. The latest information shows that 214 refugees entered Evros...

The 49-year-old French citizen of Arabic descent who rammed into an unmarked police car on Sunday is under investigation by Greek police for possible connections with the Islamic State. The man is held at the Illegal Immigration department in Mygdonia,...

A teenage Syrian refugee, aged 16, has been lightly injured after being shot by an unknown assailant while trying to illegally re-enter Turkey, from which he had entered Greece earlier. The young refugee and an older Iraqi, aged 21,...

The village of Poros, Evros, was declared 2016 European Stork Village by the EuroNatur Foundation. The title came after a nomination by representatives of the European Agency for the environmental protection at a special ceremony held in Poros. The prize...

Protesting Greek farmers will block the main national highway until 8 pm on Monday at Tempi, in Thessaly, central Greece, and decided to extend roadblocks. Farmers unions convened on Monday and decided on further actions and extending roadblocks at Tempi...

The village of Poros in Feres, northern Greece was officially declared as “the European village of storks” for the year 2016. This is considered to be a unique distinction throughout Greece and Europe, since the village plays an important...

More than 1,000 refugees arrived at Greece's biggest port of Piraeus near Athens yesterday (January 13) as the influx of refugees fleeing conflict zones for Europe continued unabated into the winter months. From Greece, some of the migrants take the...

Turkey is committing to proceed as agreed with what has been decided with the European Union to address the refugee crisis, the country’s ambassador to Greece Kerim Uras said on Wednesday during a press conference, noting that there is...

A 2-year-old boy from Syria was found wandering on his own at the borders of Evros-Greece. It is unknown how he ended up there or how he got lost from his parents but for the time being he has...