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Tension Breaks Between Migrants in Mytilene, Greece

Tension broke between migrants at the port of Mytilene, Greece, on Wednesday morning, June 17, due to the suffocating situation on the island. The incident occurred when two migrant groups started a brawl that caused several injuries, with about 10 people taken...

Paris Wants EU Migrant Camps in Italy and Greece

France's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has reportedly been trying to convince his Italian counterpart of the need to create EU-managed camps in Italy and Greece to distinguish economic migrants from asylum seekers upon their arrival. "The former would immediately be...

EU Waters Down Plan to Aid Greece with Migrant Issue

The European Union recently proposed a plan to help Greece and Italy with the thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean sea. These plans will be watered down during the EU Interior Ministers meeting which will take place on Tuesday,...

Draft Bill on Acquisition of Greek Nationality by Second-Generation Migrants Passed in Principle

An Interior Ministry bill modifying Greece's laws on acquiring Greek nationality was passed in principle. The bill affects the rights to Greek nationality of children that are second-generation migrants. The draft bill was supported by the ruling SYRIZA/ANEL coalition, "To Potami"...

Archbishop Ieronymos: 'Migrants Leave Their Homelands Due to Western World's Actions'

"The future of migrants arriving in the country must concern not only Greece but all the European countries," said Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos during a meeting with a delegation of German members from local Parliaments, the General Secretary of...

EU to Propose Migrant Plan As 1,000 Migrants Arrive in Greece in One Day

As Europe is struggling to cope with a massive influx of over 100,000 migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea seeking a better life in the continent this year, the European Union (UN) took the initiative to propose its 28 nations' interior ministers...

Labor Exploitation in the EU and Greece

Workers who travel within the EU, or migrate to the EU are at risk of becoming victims of severe labor exploitation according to a report published by the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). The report notes that while the EU...

213 Migrants Rescued in Greece During the Night

Greek coast guard rescued 213 migrants in six different incidents near the islands of Kos, Chios and Lesvos during the night. All migrants are safe and well, and no missing persons have been reported. In recent months there has been...

Italy Rescues More Than 4,000 Migrants

Italy's coast guard said it coordinated the rescue of more than 4,200 migrants off Libya’s coast while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea since Friday. In some of the most intense Mediterranean migrant traffic of the year, a total of...

Mayor of Greek Island Warns of Critical Conditions After Record Migrant Arrivals in 24 hours

A record number of 758 irregular migrants and refugees arrived in the last 24 hours on the island of Mytilene, in the northeastern Aegean, the Greek Coast Guard said, placing immense pressure on the island’s infrastructure. In a letter sent to...