migrants

On Tuesday Greek authorities reported that a second migrant's life has been lost in direct correlation to the freezing temperatures in the northern region of the country. The body of a man was found buried in the snow outside of...

One hundred and thirty migrants and refugees arrived on the northern Aegean islands in the last 24 hours; 102 reached the coasts of Lesvos and 28 on Chios. According to police, on Monday 10,780 people that have sought asylum and...

Greece is struggling to make use of EU money for migrants and refugees after having absorbed just a fraction of the 509 million euros in funding for up to 2020. In comparison, Athens has used about 2 percent of 294.6...

Ten people were readmitted to Turkey on Friday after the rejection of their asylum requests according to EU-Turkey agreement. Six of them were Pakistani nationals, one from Iraq, one from Iran, one from Algeria and one from Egypt. Nine...

The extremely bad weather conditions prevailing in Greece in the last days prevented refugees from attempting to cross the Aegean. No arrivals were recorded on the northern Aegean islands in the last 48 hours. Police said that the number of refugees...

Several refugees and migrants left the camp in Moria, Lesvos, and set up their tents in a ruined Ottoman castle in Mytilene, in a desperate effort to escape the bitter cold and heavy snowfall which has affected the island...

Footage from a migrant camp hit by snowfall on the island of Lesvos has led the European Commission to describe the situation of migrants in Greece as "untenable." The video, posted by a volunteer worker on Youtube shows migrants living...

Despite statements by Greek Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas on Thursday, there are still migrants living in outdoor tents in the snow with no heating on the island of Lesvos according to sources in contact with Greek Reporter. Just two...

Residents and shop owners repeatedly complaint to no avail that vacant buildings in the Exarchia neighborhood are occupied by militants and migrants, a Kathimerini report says. Similar complaints have been made in other parts of central Athens, but appeals to...

The government has successfully completed the procedure of overwintering in camps and refugee centers around the country and there are no more refugees or migrants living in the cold, Greek Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas told journalists on Thursday. “There...