Greece paying asylum seekers to forgo appeals
EU Observer — The Greek government is giving cash incentives for asylum seekers on the islands to forgo their legal rights to appeal their cases. […]
Refugee Crisis
‘Cemetery of the nameless’ established in Turkey’s west for Syrians who died en route to Greece
Hurryet Daily News — A “cemetery of the nameless” has been established near the coast in the western Turkish province of İzmir for Syrians who […]
Police arrests traffickers for holding migrants hostage
AP– Police in Greece have arrested three Pakistani nationals for holding hostage 16 migrants without authorization to be in the country and demanding money for […]
EU restarts returns of new asylum seekers to Greece
DW — Freshly-arrived asylum seekers in Europe can once again be sent back to Greece if that was their first entry point, under a new […]
Merkel, Rutte agreed refugee quota in deal with Turkey, did not tell other EU leaders
DW — When the EU-Turkey deal was struck last March, it was hailed by some in western Europe as a breakthrough for resolving the refugee […]
EU threatens members with legal action over refugees
eKathimerini — The European Commission is piling the pressure on European Union member-states that are refusing to take in asylum seekers from Greece and Italy, […]
The new external border of Europe? Berlin to send 30 more officers to police northern Greek border
The European Union will send urgently 30 border police officers to Greece’s northern border, reported the online edition of Spiegel. The report says that Berlin […]
German government announcement to lift block on deportations to Greece just a public relations exercise
DW — The German government in an attempt to regain some of its declining popularity over its immigration policy announced that it is planning to lift […]
Migrant dies of hypothermia as gov’t tries to improve camps
eKathimerini — As authorities seek to improve living conditions for migrants at reception centers around the country amid forecasts of another cold snap later this […]
Refugee sentenced to 5 years in jail for beating 3yo son at Greek camp
RT — A 32-year-old Syrian man was sentenced to five years in prison after video footage emerged showing him beating his three-year-old son at a […]
Spiegel – Frontex reinforcing its presence in Greece, helping to seal northern borders
eKathimerini — The European Union border control agency Frontex was reinforcing its presence in Greece, a Spiegel Online report said on Tuesday. According to the […]
Ireland agrees to accept 1,100 asylum seekers from Greece
The Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) of Ireland Frances Fitzgerald has said Ireland will accept at least 1,100 asylum seekers from Greece by September next year. […]
Scots volunteers near despair over plight of refugees on Greek island
The Scotsman — Scots volunteers on a Greek island have told of their helplessness as scores of refugees continue to arrive in boats every week […]
Returns to Greece would exacerbate dire conditions for migrants
HRW — Plans to resume returns of asylum seekers to Greece put the rights of thousands of people at risk, Human Rights Watch said Friday. […]
EU wants states to return newly arrived migrants to Greece
Deutsche Welle — The EU executive has recommended member states resume returning migrants to Greece next year. The aim is to restore the Dublin accord […]