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By H.K. Tzanis A spike in the number of undocumented migrants landing on the eastern Aegean island of Chios from the opposite Turkish coast last month, many of whom reportedly declared themselves as Syrian nationals, again raised concerns in Greece...

Almost 600 illegal immigrants returned to their home countries in May, while since last August a total of 10,118 people of different nationalities have returned to their countries. According to the Hellenic Police data, reimbursement decisions were based on the...

Eager to show foreign investors that Greece is business-friendly and willing to cut through bureaucratic obstacles, a government plan to offer short-term residency permits to entrepreneurs from China, Russia and Arab states is already paying dividends. Chinese business executives are...

ATHENS – Some 9.9 million Greeks are eligible to vote in the critical June 17th elections that could decide whether Greece keeps austerity and the euro, or rejects the bailouts that came with the attached pay cuts, tax hikes...

Illegal immigrants are always a key-issue in the social and political life of Greece. The country's borders are too long, the guards few and the authorities cannot deal with the problem and thus, hundreds of illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Iran,...