migrants

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...

The Greek island of Lesvos, located just a few miles from Turkey, is experiencing a massive influx of refugees and immigrants, and signs of a tense atmosphere are becoming apparent. A video by lesvosnews on Wednesday allegedly shows immigrants and refugees fighting over a...

At least 17 people of unknown nationality are still missing after a sailboat carrying dozens of migrants sank in the Aegean Sea between the Greek islands of Agathonisi and Farmakonisi on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Greece's Maritime Ministry, the Greek Coast Guard along...

The Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees released a report on Wednesday that examines the route refugees take when entering Europe by sea. The report found that so far in 2015 Greece has surpassed Italy as the country with the most refugees and migrants entering its...

European Union leaders debated into the wee hours Friday at a summit in Brussels about how best to share in the handling of the continent's migrant crisis. EU members Italy and Greece are currently bearing the brunt of the responsibility...

The government's bill on Greek citizenship and naturalization of second-generation migrants looks set to be passed in principle by Greece's Parliamentary plenum on Wednesday, though without the backing of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL). The bill is supported by opposition parties...

Presenting a new shelter set up in Athens to house unaccompanied children that enter Greece as migrants, Greek Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Tasia Christodoulopoulou praised on Tuesday the initiative by the Ioannis. S. Latsis Foundation and the non-governmental organization...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Tuesday there is an imperative need to address health concerns and the care of migrants arriving in Greece, during a meeting of the EU General Affairs Council in Luxembourg that discussed migration; the...

The European Union will use submarines, warships, drones and helicopters in an operation to gather intelligence on gangs who smuggle thousands of asylum-seekers to Europe from Libya, officials said on Monday. EU foreign ministers agreed at a meeting in Luxembourg...

The situation in several islands of the Aegean Sea is out of control as hundreds of refugees and irregular migrants arrive daily from the coasts of Turkey, creating grave problems to local communities. Refugees from war-torn Syria and irregular migrants...