migrant crisis

An increasing amount of migrants are attempting to leave Greece by hiding in freight trains that leave the country for other EU-border states such as FYROM, Reuters has reported. Moroccan, Tunisian and Algerian migrants have been living in "old rusting"...

A 46-year old refugee from Syria was found dead in his tent in the refugee camp of Moria on Lesvos. A few days ago a 22-year old Egyptian was also found dead in his tent in the same camp. A...

On Thursday Giovanni Lepri of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees spoke to reporters claiming that the UN had given Greece's Migration Ministry three proposals on three different occasions detailing how to deal with the overcrowded migrant reception...

Greek authorities, with the support of the European Union, should immediately transfer thousands of asylum seekers confined to appalling conditions on the Aegean islands to appropriate mainland accommodations, Human Rights Watch said today. Heavy snow, rain, and strong winds in...

On Friday the United Nation’s refugee agency (UNHCR) urged authorities to speed up the relocation of over 15,000 migrants, saying that they are living with inadequate heating supplies to keep them warm in the overcrowded camps on the Aegean...

In October 2015 Syrian Lawyer Mahmoud Alkuder was making the treacherous journey across the Aegean to reach Greece in hopes of seeking asylum in the European Union when the vessel that he and some 60 people were on ran out...

The decongestion of Greek islands and the removal of refugees according to their legal rights will start in April, stated Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas in an interview with the Sunday edition of Avghi newspaper. He also said that in parallel...

Nineteen Syrians who were refused the continuation of asylum status were relocated in accordance with the EU-Turkey agreement. More specifically, six men, three women and 10 children were transferred from the airport of Mytilene to the airport of Adana on...

Greek Parliament tabled an amendment to scrap a new tax hike and instead extend the bill that gives a VAT discount for several of the country's islands on Monday. The vote on the matter is to be held later in the...

On Tuesday, Frances Fitzgerald, the Irish Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality visited the refugee reception centers in the Athens district of Elaionas and in the Skaramangas district of Piraeus, accompanied by the Irish ambassador to Greece. During her...