refugees

The migrant situation on the Greek island of Kos is out of control, forcing the mayor to ask for help and riot police arriving from Athens. There are about 7,000 refugees and illegal migrants already on the Aegean Sea island,...

The European Commission approved on Monday a 2.4-billion-euro program for 19 European Union countries that aims to provide solutions to the migration crisis. Greece will receive a total of 473 million euros from two distinct funds. 259,348,877 euros of Greece's funds will come...

A video circulated on Monday afternoon depicting a Greek police officer on the island of Kos slapping a migrant while holding a knife in his other hand, causing immediate reactions within the country. In the video, shot outside Kos' police station, the officer is allegedly...

Greek Coast Guard has rescued 1,417 migrants in 59 search and rescue operations near several Greek islands in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities said on Monday. Tens of thousands of refugees and illegal migrants have arrived on Greek islands from...

The latest United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report noted that approximately 224,000 refugees and migrants arrived in Europe since January through the Mediterranean.This year, Greece surpassed Italy as the country with the most refugees and migrants entering its...

In an effort to tackle the huge influx of refugees and undocumented migrants, the Greek government is building a new camp for migrants in Elaionas area in Athens. A large vacant lot in Elaionas will serve as an open camp...

While visiting the Greek islands of Lesvos, Chios and Kos, which have been central points in the massive influx of refugees and migrants to Greece, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) director for Europe Vincent Cochetel decried the chaotic situation. On Friday,...

Officials of the Greek government, including prime minister Alexis Tsipras and various ministers, convened on Friday to discuss the refugee crisis the country is dealing with. "Greece is in a crisis within a crisis," Tsipras said upon his arrival to the...

The prefect of the Southern Aegean, Giorgos Hatzimarkos is visiting the island of Kos to discuss with local authorities the ways to address the massive inflow of undocumented migrants and refugees at the island. Authorities estimate about 3,000 migrants...

With the Greek Aegean islands, having received an unprecedented number of migrants and refugees in 2015, most of them hailing from Syria, the Greek Aegean University is considering enrolling refugees in its various departments. Aegean University Dean Stefanos Gritzalis told ProtoThema...