Switzerland refuses to take more asylum seekers from Italy, Greece
eKathimerini — Switzerland has rejected a refugee relocation program proposed by the European Union to relieve the burden on frontier countries like Italy and Greece, […]
Refugee Crisis
Germany strikes ‘Merkel-Saving’ migration deal with Spain, Greece
Politico — Spain, Greece and Germany struck a trilateral migration deal of “reciprocal cooperation” in addition to a wider EU migration deal reached at an EU summit […]
Italy secures migration package from EU
Bloomberg — Italy’s rookie prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, negotiated a package of measures at his first European Union summit to stem the flow of migrants […]
Britain to provide Greece with more support for refugees, discussed potential for future trade partnership
Downing Street Press Release — Prime Minister May welcomed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece to Downing Street for the first time. Mrs May noted that […]
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Reuters – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday a draft EU accord on migration had been withdrawn after he clashed with Chancellor Angela […]
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 […]