MIgration

A major joint European police operation aimed at tackling illegal migration, planned and overseen by Greece for the first time, was carried out on May 5-11 in the context of the Greek EU Presidency, it was announced on Monday. The...

Amnesty International is seeking an end to Greece's “unlawful and shameful” expulsion of refugees and migrants. In a shocking report, the organization speaks of the “unacceptable” treatment that these people face when they reach Greek borders. The report, entitled “Greece: Stop unlawful...

The Greek Parliament late Tuesday night passed a draft law concerning principles of the migration code. The new bill was supported by New Democracy, PASOK (ELIA) and DIMAR, but rejected by Independent Greeks (ANEL), Golden Dawn, and the Greek Communist Party (KKE). Opposition...

The Greek-Australian composer Van Louis (nominated for the MusicOz Australian Singer/Songwriter of the Year Award 2013) along with an exceptional cast of artists from the fields of music, singing and poetry, has organized a unique music show entitled MIGRATORIUM...

The ongoing financial crisis in Greece along with sky-high levels of unemployment, currently 27.8 percent, has led many Greeks to migrate to other countries in order to find work and better living conditions. The most common destinations are Germany, Great Britain...

While unemployment in Greece is rising, Greek public services are searching for workers from abroad. Three ministers, prefects, municipalities and prefectures have been mobilized in order to obtain work permits for foreigners to cover positions Greeks shun. That includes truck...

With a crushing economic crisis cutting back purchasing power, fewer Greeks are able to afford going abroad to study at universities. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Education at Glance for 2012 report showed the number of the...

CNN reported yesterday on unemployment, increasing suicide rates, migration and rising criminality in Greece by featuring six young Greeks and their personal interpretations and answers to the deepening debt crisis. Maria Papapanagiotaki and Aristotle Skalizos have been dating each other...

According to a Herald Sun report some days ago, Greek taxi drivers have responded positively to the invitation of covering vacant positions of drivers in Melbourne. The most attracting salary of $4,000 rings like heaven in the ears of...

According to official figures, Australia has accepted 167,000 migrants last year and by the end of the next 4 years the annual intake numbers will top 200,000. The new data published recently bring Australia one step closer to reaching its...