refugees

The Pontic Greeks of India: From Exile to the Birth of a Unique Cultural Legacy

The Pontic Greeks of India represent a fascinating chapter in the broader story of migration, adaptation, and identity. Their history is a blend of Hellenistic heritage, survival, and integration into the rich and diverse culture of India. This group,...

Greece to Integrate Asylum Recipients Into Labor Market Amid Worker Shortages

Greece is drafting a plan to direct asylum recipients to the labor market due to worker shortages in the agriculture, construction, and tourism sectors, according to Greek newspapers citing government sources. While the deterrence policy on immigration has intensified, problems...

Greece’s Asylum Ban: ‘Violation of International Law and Political Responsibility’

Lefteris Papagiannakis, the Director of the Greek Council for Refugees, has blasted Greece's government decision to impose a three-month ban on asylum applications for refugees arriving in Greece from Libya and North Africa. Writing exclusively for Greek Reporter, Papagiannakis says...

Securing Greece’s Future: Why Integrating Refugee Children is Key

As Greece faces an aging population and growing labor shortages in key sectors of its economy, a new report by The HOME Project underscores the urgent need for a national child protection and integration policy for unaccompanied refugee children. The...

First White South Africans Granted Refugee Status Fly to US

A government-funded flight carrying almost sixty white South Africans arrived in Washington, DC this week, marking the first group of Afrikaners granted refugee status under a decision by the Trump administration. President Donald Trump defended the fast-tracked decision, saying the...

Greece and the Orthodox Christian World Mourn the Passing of Pope Francis

Pope Francis’ passing marks the end of a historic chapter, one that touched Greece and the Orthodox World profoundly. Through his visits in 2016 and 2021 and his messages of solidarity during difficult times, he built bridges of faith...

Locals on Greece’s Tilos Save 50-Day-Old Refugee Baby

A 50-day-old baby was saved by locals on Greece's island of Tilos on Saturday after a boat of refugees was abandoned by smugglers on the shores of the small island in the Aegean Sea. In a harrowing story that demonstrates...

European Parliament Approves Migration Policy Reform

The European Parliament has marginally passed the wide-reaching reform of the European Union's migration and asylum policy, which was preceded by uncertainty due to the growing voices of rejection from both the left and right. "We have listened, we have...

Migrant Deaths in the Mediterranean: The Broader Picture

The sinking of a boat carrying hundreds of migrants in the deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday has again brought the issue of migrant crossings to the forefront of international news. 79 of the migrants are believed to...