Merkel backs down on migration proposals under pressure from Italy
Reuters – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday a draft EU accord on migration had been withdrawn after he clashed with Chancellor Angela […]
Refugee Crisis
Merkel’s Interior minister plans to make Italy, Greece to accept Germany’s refugees
Sputnik – German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer’s general plan on Germany’s migration policy will place a greater and “unacceptable” burden of accepting refugees on recipient […]
Belgium can now send asylum seekers back to Greece
The Brussels Times — Belgium may again send asylum seekers back to Greece, something it had been unable to do for seven years, De Standaard […]
Turkey suspends migrant readmission agreement with Greece
Reuters — Turkey has suspended its migrant readmission deal with Greece, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying by state-run Anadolu agency, days after […]
Greece passes asylum law to ease overcrowding in island camps
The Greek government passed a bill Tuesday aimed at making asylum procedures simpler and faster and to ease overcrowding on its island refugee camps. Five […]
Asylum-seekers fish for food, fun and friendship in Crete
UNHCR — The sky is overcast and the sea is choppy, but the two asylum-seekers, Ismain and Walid, have time on their hands in the Cretan […]
At least 16 dead as migrant boat sinks off Greek island
Reuters – Sixteen people, including at least five children, drowned on Saturday when the small boat they on capsized in the Aegean Sea, Greek coast […]
EU to give Turkey more funding to extend migrant deal, while Syria offensive exacerbates crisis
eKathimerini — Notwithstanding a rise in tensions between Brussels and Ankara – recently exacerbated by Turkey’s increasingly aggressive stance toward Greece and Cyprus – the […]
Turkey links EU accession talks progress to migration control deal
The Independent — Turkey’s government has said it would reject any deal for a closer partnership with the European Union that did not involve becoming […]
More than 170 migrants reach Lesvos, Samos early New Year’s Day
eKathimerini — More than 170 migrants reached the shores of Lesvos and Samos in the early hours of New Year’s Day in two boats, according […]
Moria refugee camp an embarrassment for Europe
The Guardian — High in the hills of the island of Lesbos, in a former military camp now filled with containers and tents, the onset […]
Turkey agrees to accept migrant returns from Greek mainland
Middle East Eye –Greece has persuaded Turkey to accept migrant returns from the mainland in order to reduce critical overcrowding in its island refugee camps, […]
Refugee surge on Greek islands
DW — Aid groups are once again struggling to accommodate a rising number of people arriving on the Greek islands to request asylum. Despite heightened patrols […]
EU states begin returning refugees to Greece as German reunions slow
The Guardian — European countries are poised to begin the process of returning refugees to Greece, as migrants seeking reunification with their family members – […]
More than 630 migrants arrive on Greek islands since Friday
eKathimerini — A total of 633 migrants and refugees have landed on Greece’s Aegean islands in the past three days, authorities said Monday. Officials reported […]