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Asylum-seekers fish for food, fun and friendship in Crete

29th March 2018 Newsroom 0

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 […]

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At least 16 dead as migrant boat sinks off Greek island

18th March 2018 Newsroom 0

Reuters – Sixteen people, including at least five children, drowned on Saturday when the small boat they on capsized in the Aegean Sea, Greek coast […]

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EU to give Turkey more funding to extend migrant deal, while Syria offensive exacerbates crisis

17th March 2018 Newsroom 0

eKathimerini — Notwithstanding a rise in tensions between Brussels and Ankara – recently exacerbated by Turkey’s increasingly aggressive stance toward Greece and Cyprus – the […]

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Turkey links EU accession talks progress to migration control deal

20th January 2018 Newsroom 0

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 […]

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More than 170 migrants reach Lesvos, Samos early New Year’s Day

2nd January 2018 Newsroom 0

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 […]

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Moria refugee camp an embarrassment for Europe

23rd December 2017 Newsroom 0

The Guardian — High in the hills of the island of Lesbos, in a former military camp now filled with containers and tents, the onset […]

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Turkey agrees to accept migrant returns from Greek mainland

10th December 2017 yannisx 0

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, […]

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Refugee surge on Greek islands

18th September 2017 Newsroom 0

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 […]

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EU states begin returning refugees to Greece as German reunions slow

25th August 2017 Newsroom 0

The Guardian — European countries are poised to begin the process of returning refugees to Greece, as migrants seeking reunification with their family members – […]

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More than 630 migrants arrive on Greek islands since Friday

22nd August 2017 Newsroom 0

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 […]

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28 foreign nationals arrested in Crete with fake travel documents

8th August 2017 Newsroom 0

TornosNews — Twenty eight foreign nationals were arrested by police at the international airports of Chania and Heraklion  on Monday for attempting to travel abroad […]

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Germany to resume returning migrants to Greece

8th August 2017 Newsroom 0

IBTimes — Germany is set to restart the process of sending migrants back to Greece despite a backlog at Greek migrant registration centres, the so […]

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Far-right anti-migrant ship told it’s not welcome in Crete

2nd August 2017 Newsroom 0

eKathimerini — Dozens of protesters gathered in the town of Ieraptera on the southern Aegean island of Crete on Monday night to rally against the […]

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Refugee aid dries up in Greece as media interest wanes

2nd August 2017 yannisx 0

Al Jazeera — Only last year, journalists were winning awards for watching refugees drown. Last week, seven people died just off the Turkish coast and […]

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EU to scale back Greek asylum aid

15th July 2017 Newsroom 0

euobserver — Stranded refugees on the Greek islands will soon have to rely solely on the Greek government for all basic services. Athens is set […]

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  • EU, IMF mull Greek debt relief with no early decision expected

    Reuters – The euro zone and International Monetary Fund are discussing options for future debt relief for Greece at meetings this week in Washington, but […]

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  • Prince Charles and Camilla on an official visit to Athens and Crete

    Tornos News — Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall Camilla are set to make their first official visit to Greece on 9 and 10 May […]

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  • Lagarde: IMF never asked for such deep spending cuts in Greece

    Naftemporiki — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) never asked for additional and deep cuts in state spending implemented in Greece over the recent period, the […]

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  • Crete experimental PV electricity project secures EU funds

    Australian firm Greatcell Solar Ltd  has received a EUR-500,000 Horizon 2020 grant for an experimental  solar project in Crete, involving the use of perovskite cells […]

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  • Germany to lift border controls on Schengen citizens from Greece

    To Vima — The German interior ministry has decided to lift systematic border checks on flight passengers from Greece who are citizens of Schengen Area […]

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