migrants
Greece
Sixty-nine Trapped Migrants on Evros River Islet Rescued
An operation to rescue 69 undocumented migrants that were trapped on an islet in Evros river, was completed successfully on Saturday. Greek Police were informed on Thursday that a group of people were trapped on an islet and their...
Greece
More Migrants Rescued in Greece
A boatload of 93 illegal migrants plus three suspected traffickers rescued on Thursday while adrift in a wooden craft near Rafina, Greece, will be temporarily housed in an indoor basketball court, authorities announced.
According to information from Greek Coast Guard...
Greece
EU Leaders Consider Drastic Measures to Save Migrants in the Mediterranean
European Union member-states' leaders are considering ways to double the financial sources they could use in order to prevent tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea and save the lives of thousands of migrants who are trying to reach Europe. Moreover,...
Greece
Greek PM Calls Italian Counterpart Over Latest Migrant Disaster in Mediterranean
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras telephoned Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Sunday evening and expressed his condolences for the hundreds of migrants and refugees feared dead after the latest sinking of a vessel carrying migrants south of...
Greece
Migrant Who Gave Birth in Sinking Boat Transferred to Athens Hospital
A woman from Cameroon who gave birth to twins inside a sinking boat carrying illegal migrants to Greece was transferred to an Athens hospital for precautionary reasons.
The woman was among 36 migrants in a dinghy boat rescued by the...
Greece
Alarming Number of Migrants Flood Greece
New waves of refugees and illegal migrants are flooding Greece on a daily basis. The data released by the North Aegean Prefecture are alarming.
Prefect Christianna Kalogirou said that in the last 57 days, Greece has received 75% of the total...
Greece
Greek Deputy Migration Policy Minister Asks Athens Mayor's Help to House Migrants, Refugees
Greek Deputy Migration Policy Minister Tasia Christodoulopoulou received Athens mayor Giorgos Kaminis on Friday and asked for the municipality's assistance in providing food and shelter to refugees and migrants entering Greece. They both agreed on the need for exemplary cooperation to deal...
Greece
Greek Interior Minister: They Want to Turn Greece into a Mass Transit Theater of Syrian Refugees
Greek Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis appeared highly critical of the northern European countries' migration policy, accusing them of turning Greece "into a theater of mass transit for hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria." As the debate over Greece's moves...
Greece
Bill Tabled for Deliberation Tries to Settle Greek Citizenship Issue for Immigrant Children
Legal residence in Greece of one parent for at least five years before a child's birth and the enrollment of that child in first grade during the citizenship application year are the main requirements for immigrant children to acquire...
Greece
Greek Police on Trail of International Migrant-Trafficking Ring; Five Arrested
Greek Police said on Saturday they are continuing an investigation to dismantle an international migrant-trafficking ring, following the arrests of two Greek nationals aged 54 and 57, two Italians aged 55 and 37 and a Turk aged 43 for allegedly...