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The daily influx of migrants and refugees into Europe is not likely to stop anytime soon, despite the worsening weather conditions, a new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees report predicts. The UNHCR foresees 5,000 people crossing from Turkey to Greece...

By Charlotte Taylor* Across Europe, a debate is raging about how to describe the thousands of people escaping war and turmoil in their own countries and making the journey to safer places. Are they refugees or migrants? The question is important:...

Greek authorities have started evacuating the Amygdaleza migrant detention center last Friday, saying they have released 100 migrants by Tuesday, while 980 remain in the premises. Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Giannis Panousis had pledged to close down the Amygdaleza facility within 100 days, citing...

Greek Deputy Minister of Social Welfare Theano Fotiou brought to light the story of a young couple that would have been the perfect love story for a movie. In a Facebook post, Fotiou wrote about the life and struggles of...

Immigrants rounded up in sweep of Athens and Greek cities who were being held in a detention center on a former military base in Corinth clashed with police on April 10, leading to 47 Afghans being arrested, authorities said,...

The Greek author, Thodoris Kallifatidis immigrated in Sweden 47 years ago and became a famous and distinguished Swedish writer. He is widely known in Sweden, where he has won many awards, while the inpiration for most of his...