refugee crisis

New pictures circulating on social media allege that not everything went smoothly while Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was giving Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann a tour of the Greek island of Lesvos, om Tuesday. Pictures posted on Facebook by user Saverio Serravezza,...

Alternate Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas called on all democratic parties to offer their cooperation on the refugees issue, on Wednesday. "We will all work together and we will win," he said. Mouzalas noted that Europe has recognised the problem as a...

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann arrived at the Greek island of Lesvos on Tuesday to witness first hand the extent of the refugee crisis in Greece and how it is being managed. Faymann was greeted by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras upon his...

By: Laura Swift Berlin recently agreed to curb the number of migrants it welcomed after a backlash against Angela Merkel’s suspension of EU rules limiting numbers. It followed previous scenes of crowds welcoming new arrivals, which commentators had suggested was...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed the Greek parliament on Monday evening and outlined the agenda of the new Greek government during the first of three days of parliamentary sessions. Tsipras set three straightforward priorities for the new Greek government in...

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann will meet with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the East Aegean Greek island of Lesvos on Tuesday in the context of the ongoing refugee crisis. “They will visit together the first reception and refugee identification facilities, while they will...

The body of a young child was detected ashore the East Aegean Island of Kos, on Sunday. Members of the Greek Coast Guard found a girl's corpse in the coastal region of Lampi on the island of Kos on Sunday morning, according to a report by the...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will take part in a conference call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann at the weekend to discuss the refugee crisis, the Austrian chancellor's spokesperson Anna Maria Reich said on...

Greek Coast Guard rescued a 18-year old woman with paraplegia along with 42 other refugees, on Friday, mostly from Syria, in the sea region off the coasts of Mytilene, Lesvos island, Greece. The rescuers also managed to collect the girl's...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the second time in five days in the context of the United Nations General Assembly annual General Debate. Similar to his speech this past Sunday, Tsipras spoke on...