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The Greek government will table in parliament on March 30 a draft bill that will address issues relating the implementation of the EU-Turkey deal, the head of Greece’s coordinating body for the management of the refugee crisis said on...

The European Union border agency Frontex on Monday asked EU member-states and other countries linked to Schengen to send 1,500 police officers and 50 experts in readmissions and returns to reinforce in Greece. The aim is to support Greece...

As of Sunday March 20th, any migrant that enters Greece via Turkey will be classified as "irregular", according to the latest EU-Turkey Summit and the deal that was sealed in order to manage the refugee and migrant crisis. Since yesterday,...

Hollywood star and UN Special Envoy for Refugee Issues, Angelina Jolie-Pitt commenced her tour to the refugee and migrant hotspots in Attiki and Piraeus this morning. Jolie was welcomed and surrounded instantly upon her arrival with refugees, migrants and journalists...

Greek authorities have refused Amnesty International Greece with access to refugee accommodation centers and the hotspots so the organization can monitor current conditions, according to its director Giorgos Kosmopoulos. As reported in the Greek daily Ethnos, Mr. Kosmopoulos claims that...

The refugee situation in Greece is becoming desperate as numbers increase and bad weather and infectious diseases create health hazards. Thousands of refugees and migrants are stranded at Idomeni, in the Greece-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia border. As numbers increase, so...

"Greece cannot be left alone with the problem," German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said in an interview with Volksstimme newspaper. Merkel stressed the need for common European solutions which do not put pressure on one country and stated that...

Greece must be prepared for the worst scenario, Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas stated on Tuesday, adding that the government does not want to create permanent and large camps because "it is very difficult for someone to handle areas hosting...

The migration policy ministry on Monday announced that it will no longer give permission to reporters and television crews to enter facilities set up for migrants and refugees in the country, such as reception centers and hospitality facilities. A...

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos announced on Thursday the creation of five additional temporary accommodation centers in northern Greece to address the emergency situation that has developed following the restrictions imposed by FYROM in allowing refugees to cross its...