refugee crisis

Several volunteer groups from all over the world have set up makeshift kitchens to serve free food to hungry migrants stranded along the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Thousands of migrants who want to...

The European Commission put a temporary stop to scenarios about Greece being suspended from the Schengen Agreement, after a meeting of European justice ministers in Brussels on Friday. The threat to Greece, and to the future of the border-free zone,...

United States Secretary of State John Kerry concluded his visit to Greece with a meeting with Greek Foreign Affairs minister Nikos Kotzias on Friday afternoon. "Η Αμερική στηρίζει την Ελλάδα" Kerry said in Greek, meaning that America supports Greece, kicking off his...

Amid reports of Greece being at risk of losing its Schengen Area membership, Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Nikos Xydakis has revealed his dissatisfaction with the Europe Union's response to multiple Greek requests for assistance. "Since May Greece has persistently been asking...

The EU border agency Frontex announced on Thursday an agreement with Greek authorities to expand its activities on the land border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Frontex will be assisting with the registration of third...

The situation in Idomeni-Greece is going from bad to worse. The Greek economy is beset by the blocking of the railway line and the closure of borders by FYROM. The situation has reached an impasse, and the matter was...

Greek Alternate Minister for Migration Affairs Yiannis Mouzalas revealed that the government is planning to move refugees and migrants stranded at the border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to Athens. In recent weeks, FYROM has adopted a...

Greek photojournalist Angelos Tzortzinis was named Wire Photographer of the Year by TIME magazine. The award, established six years ago concerns photographers who work from the front lines, they are the first people to arrive at the scene of...

Erecting a fence along one part of its borders with Greece may not be all that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia does, according to the latest reports. On November 28, FYROM soldiers began constructing an electric fence in the neutral zone between the...

The Cypriot government has expressed its satisfaction over the results of the EU-Turkey Summit, held on Sunday in Brussels, which focused on the refugee crisis and Turkey's role in curbing the influx of refugees to Europe. Cyprus, an EU member...