Immigration

A young Greek-French architect has recently developed a new, innovative life jacket which could help refugees and migrants in many ways while they make their way over the Mediterranean to find a better life in Europe. The project, dubbed the...

Dr. Nicholas Kokonis’ inner need to address how a man finds his place in the world prompted the Greek-American to write his book entitled "Arcadia, My Arcadia" as well as its sequel, "Out of Arcadia." Feeling that his native country...

The Turkish Coast Guard announced on Monday that a dinghy carrying forty migrants sank near the coast of Bodrum in the Aegean Sea. Thirty-one people were rescued by the Turkish authorities, who were responsible for the rescue operation, but unfortunately,...

A new tragedy involving refugees and migrants took place in the early hours of Tuesday off the coast of the Greek island of Lesvos, in the northeast Aegean Sea. At least seven individuals have been confirmed dead so far. A dinghy...

The ''HOME Project,'' a nonprofit organization which offers shelter and employment for children and young refugees in Greece, recently announced the granting of 18 full-time scholarships for the American Community Schools (ACS Athens) for the academic year 2019-2020. The scholarships...

The official opening of the Digital Museum of Greek Immigration to Canada is scheduled for Friday, May 24, in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, according to an announcement released by the "ImmiGrec Project." The main goal of ImmiGrec, which is supported by Greece’s...

Greece received the biggest number of migrants from January 1 to May 8, the United Nations (UN) confirmed on Friday. According to the UN Migration agency, a total of more than 17,000 irregular migrants reached the European shores during the...

A new report published recently shows that the Greek people are more empathetic toward refugees compared to other Europeans. The report, titled ''Attitudes Towards National Identity, Immigration and Refugees in Greece'' was conducted by ''More in Common,'' an international non-governmental organization,...

EUROPOL executive director Catherine De Bolle visited Greece's border region of Evros on Thursday. De Bolle wanted to see for herself the situation at the Greek-Turkish border -- which also serves as an external border of the European Union itself. The...

A reportedly dangerous Islamist terrorist was arrested in Greece's border city of Evros recently and is now in the custody of the Greek police. According to a report on the local Thraki Nea website on Saturday, the alleged terrorist is...