Greece is set to expand its border fence along the Evros River by an additional five kilometers (3.1 miles), a decision announced by Minister for Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis during a recent visit to the border region.
The move is...
Greece’s Minister for Migration and Asylum, Makis Voridis, has announced a sweeping new approach to illegal immigration in Greece, declaring that undocumented migrants who refuse to leave the country after their asylum applications are rejected should face jail time...
Greece is set to further toughen laws on illegal migration, with the Greek migration minister saying that "there's no friendly environment for illegal migrants" in the country.
Minister of migration Makis Voridis, speaking to Greece's SKAI TV on Friday, said...
The US is allegedly planning to refer some migrants in Latin America for resettlement in Greece and Italy as part of efforts to discourage people in the region from traveling to the US-Mexico border, two people familiar with the...
The policy of rapprochement with Turkey had helped decrease illegal migration flows, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said from Lesvos.
“Greece is one of the few countries, if not the only one, which has effectively handled the problem of...
The government of FYROM has sealed off its southern borders to Greece to Afghan migrants, allowing only Iraqis and Syrians to get through.
FYROM government officials said they were forced to take this decision because of similar restrictions by their...
Greece is well aware that some European countries do not view a common migration policy as an immediate priority, which is why the country will push for the implementation of a single asylum system and a more coordinated management...
Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras is trying to handle the issue of illegal immigration, since Greece is going to undertake the EU Presidency in January, 2014.
In particular, Samaras is planned to visit Malta and Italy on the 21st of October, where...
Greek Interior Minister Evripidis Stylianidis stated that figures for legal and illegal immigrants in Greece range between 1,300,000 and 1,500,000 people. He participated in the one-day-lecture entitled "Dual Challenge: Financial Crisis and Immigration" which was held by the Constantinos Karamanlis...
