migrant crisis

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...

It appears that not all migrants bottleneck in Greece and that some -- as many as 13,000 to be precise -- have managed to slip across the border to the north and enter other EU countries. According to immigration officials,...

On December 15 the winners of the eighth European Civil Society Prize on Migration will be announced and this year's shortlist of nominees includes two Greek humanitarian projects. The EESC's website explains that this year's award will go to both...

In the photo exhibition People on the Move, the camera of Pulitzer prize-winning photojournalist Yannis Behrakis captures the plight of refugees forced to leave their homes in search of a better life. The exhibition is organized by the Athens International...

A Cyprus police spokesperson, Andreas Angelides, says that a vessel of migrants has been towed to a harbor on the island's northwestern coast, AP reports. The boat was towed to the harbor early Friday morning after having been spotted late Thursday...

Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas urged European Parliament President Martin Schulz to boost the body's role in the refugee issue during a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. According to a ministry press release, Mouzalas described the situation in...

The agreement between the EU and Afghanistan that aims to facilitate the repatriation of Afghan migrants who are not entitled to asylum is of particular importance for Greece as it is one of the member states receiving huge pressure...

It has been announced that the ferry company of Turkey’s İzmir Metropolitan Municipality has initiated a new route to the Greek island of Lesvos that their catamarans will traverse starting in May of 2017. According to Thrasos Kalogridis, the head...

As a fire raged through the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos Monday night, more than half of the 4,400 residents of the overcrowded camp fled the blaze, only to return on Tuesday to ashes. The large...

Nine men have been arrested in connection with the arrival of 55 migrants on Tuesday off the coast of Paphos. According to police, four were arrested on Tuesday morning in connection with helping illegal immigrants enter the Republic. They were...