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Greece
59 Migrants Rescued Off Greek Islands of Chios and Samos
A total of fifty-nine migrants were found and rescued from two different boats on Sunday morning in the Aegean Sea.
FRONTEX, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, located two boats, one off the coast of the island of Chios...
Greece
Greek Coast Guard Rescues Migrants Off Samos
The Greek Coast Guard rescued at least 44 migrants off the eastern Aegean island of Samos on Wednesday who had come over the sea by dinghy from the Turkish coast.
The migrants, whose nationalities have not yet been revealed, have...
Greece
Hotspots on Greek Islands Better Prepared
The European Commissioner for Migration, Dimitris Avramopoulos, said on Tuesday that the Greek islands are better prepared to host migrants this winter in comparison to previous years.
However, there is still opportunity for improvement, he said when asked about the...
Greece
Greek Island of Samos Struggles with Overcrowded Migrant Camps (video)
The Greek island of Samos is home to at least 3,800 asylum seekers which is half the size of the local population and four times its camp capacity, says a report on Al Jazeera.
As John Psaropoulos reports, many have...
Greece
Number of Migrants, Refugees Trapped on Greek Islands Reaches New High
A total of 17,771 migrants and refugees are in reception and registration centers as well as other structures on the five Greek islands that host asylum seekers, new data show.
The new figures released by the Ministry of the Interior...
Greece
We Must Reduce Migrant, Refugee Pressures, Says Greek Minister
The numbers of people in migrant reception camps must be decreased, Greek Migration Policy Minister Dimitris Vitsas said on Monday, referring to the northern Aegean islands bearing the brunt of the migrant influx.
Vitsas, speaking to the Athens News Agency radio...
Greece
More than 30 Migrants Rescued Off Greek Island of Samos
Greece's coast guard on Monday rescued a boat carrying more than 30 migrants off the coast of the island of Samos in the eastern Aegean.
The coast guard was alerted that the boat was in danger of sinking by somebody...
Greece
When Stephen Hawking Called Samos 'Paradise on Earth' (video)
"This is heaven on earth", the recently departed Stephen Hawking exclaimed when he gazed at the beauty of the Aegean sea, sun and sand of Samos island in 1998.
In the summer of that year, the famous physicist and his wife visited...
Greece
Migration Flows to Northern Aegean Islands Low in February
A total of 173 migrants and refugees arrived on the northern Aegean islands in the first nine days of February. There were 143 arrivals on Lesvos, 30 on Chios while no arrivals were reported on Samos.
The migration flows remained...
Greece
UN Warns of Sexual Violence in Overcrowded Greek Refugee Camps
Refugees and migrants in Greek camps suffer widespread sexual violence and harassment while the living conditions are sub-standard, the UN said on Friday.
According to a Digital Journal report, in 2017, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) received...