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The EU funds granted to Greece in order to deal with the refugee issue were granted in a transparent manner, Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas on Friday said speaking to Parliament. The minister explained that the government has no...

On Thursday Giovanni Lepri of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees spoke to reporters claiming that the UN had given Greece's Migration Ministry three proposals on three different occasions detailing how to deal with the overcrowded migrant reception...

Greek authorities, with the support of the European Union, should immediately transfer thousands of asylum seekers confined to appalling conditions on the Aegean islands to appropriate mainland accommodations, Human Rights Watch said today. Heavy snow, rain, and strong winds in...

Shantha Rau Barriga, the disability rights director at Human Rights Watch has called out Greek authorities and NPOs alike in the mishandling of refugees with disabilities who are living at various camps throughout Greece. “People with disabilities are being overlooked...

U.N. aid agencies are appealing to authorities in Europe to assist and protect thousands of refugees and migrants trying to survive the harsh winter weather that is gripping the continent. They say people in Greece and the Balkan states...

Since early 2015, Greece has received 481.9 million euros in aid from the European Union to address the humanitarian and refugee crisis, according to the Athens News Agency. ANA-MPA has published European Commission figures, according to which, a total of...

A video showing the abuse of a three-year boy in the Souda camp on Chios island has been posted in social meadia, instigating an investigation by the UNHCR and Greek authorities. The video shows a child abused by a man who...

The UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Thursday it will replace the tents used by refugees with prefabricated houses in eight camps and centers around Greece. The agency said the aim is to make refugee housing suitable for winter. The...

Deputy Migration Policy Minister Ioannis Balafas said the government wants to close the camp in Souda on the Greek island of Chios and transfer refugees and migrants in a new camp outside the town. “We do not want to create...

In cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a Canadian tech startup called PeaceGeeks has created an app called Services Advisor, which aims to help refugees find food, drinking water and medicine and much more. "It lists...