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Former Argentina President Kirchner: A Country Cannot be in Perpetual Austerity

A country cannot be in perpetual austerity because its economy doesn’t grow, Argentina’s former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said on Sunday, during a visit to the refugee center of Eleonas. Kirchner is on a three-day visit to Athens, following...

UNHCR High Commissioner Lepri: Greece has Ignored Proposals for Helping Migrants at Camps

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...

Professionals on Lesvos Lobby Against More Migrant Camps, Saying Islands Need Regulation of NPOs

Groups of professionals on the Aegean island of Lesvos are set to lobby against more migrant camps being constructed on their island. The island is one of the hotspots for the migrant crisis and its camps are already well...

Plastic Boat Carrying Some 50 Migrants Sinks off Lesvos

On Thursday a plastic boat carrying some 50 migrants sank off the coast of the Greek island of Lesvos, authorities are reporting. The plastic boat carrying the migrants sank southeast of the island, where there are now two coast guard...

Majority of Makeshift Migrant Centers in Greece to be Replaced By Facilities with Running Water and Electricity

According to government plans, around three-quarters of Greece's migrant reception centers will be closed by September. The plan is to allow the 56,000 refugees who have reached Greece's shores and found themselves unable to travel on to other destinations due...