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Extra riot police were dispatched to the Greek island of Kos as tension is rising due to the increased arrival of migrants and refugees. Furthermore, Greek State Minister Alekos Flabouraris decided to send a cruise liner on the island that...

The influx of migrants from the Middle East to Greece continues, with about 100 to 500 landing on the Greek island of Kos every day - joining thousands already camped there. Greece has been overwhelmed by the wave of refugees...

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos stressed on Wednesday the need for an EU Summit for the migration issue during his meeting with "To Potami" leader Stavros Theodorakis. "It is strange that Europe and the UN have not yet taken decisions on...

The latest United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report noted that approximately 224,000 refugees and migrants arrived in Europe since January through the Mediterranean.This year, Greece surpassed Italy as the country with the most refugees and migrants entering its...

Main opposition New Democracy accused the government of a “resounding failure” on the issue of migration, saying the previous government had already legislated for an authority to manage EU aid funds which the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has ignored. "...

The prefect of the Southern Aegean, Giorgos Hatzimarkos is visiting the island of Kos to discuss with local authorities the ways to address the massive inflow of undocumented migrants and refugees at the island. Authorities estimate about 3,000 migrants...

  Greek Minister of State for Coordinating Government Operations Alekos Flambouraris convened an emergency meeting of ministers and other officials on Saturday to discuss the worrisome refugee influx that hat has left a great number of people stranded in areas, such as...

European Union interior ministers failed on Monday to find temporary homes on the continent for some 40,000 African, Asian and Middle Eastern asylum-seekers encamped in Greece and Italy after perilous journeys across the Mediterranean. Meeting Monday in Brussels, the ministers...

An OnAlert article claims that between June 23 and July 12, 2015, a total 28,260 illegal immigrants disembarked on Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. The article alleged that 4,266 new immigrants arrived at various Greek islands over the past weekend. It stated that the Greek Navy has...

117 migrants have been rescued off the western Greek island of Zakinthos, Greece's coast guard says. Greek authorities launched a rescue operation Saturday night. Migrants are asked to leave the boat carrying them as at risk and rescued from the...