EU relocates just 0.17% of pledged target in four months
The Guardian — European countries have relocatedjust 0.17% of the asylum seekers they promised to welcome four months ago, it has emerged, in a revelation […]
Refugee Crisis
Bavarian councilor sends refugee bus to Berlin
AP — A bus carrying 31 Syrian refugees is on the way from southern Germany to Berlin, as a Bavarian district councilor followed up on […]
Seven foreign NGO workers arrested on Lesvos for stealing lifejackets
Seven foreign nationals (three Britons, two Americans, a Dutchman and a Cypriot) working for nongovernmental organizations that are providing assistance for migrants and refugees on […]
FYROM builds 10ft razor fence along border with Greece ahead of spring refugee influx
Express — A 10-foot high, razor-topped fence along FYROM’s border with Greece is nearing completion. The fence is “a first line of defence” against the […]
Greek Police, Frontex to run checks on volunteers on islands receiving migrants
The Greek Police and Frontex are to carry out checks on non-governmental organizations and volunteers on islands of the northern Aegean which have been receiving […]
Greek coastguard’s response to Turkish government statement blaming Greece for refugee accident
The Greek coastguard issued a statement on Wednesday, refuting Turkish government claims that Greece was to blame for the deaths of 31 refugees on Tuesday’s […]
Drop in migrants caused by weather, not Turkey’s crackdown, Germany says
Reuters — Migrant arrivals in Germany dropped significantly last month, but the reason was rough seas, not efforts by Turkey to crack down on illegal […]
Redgrave: Greece must be helped with refugee influx
e Kathimerini — Oscar-winning British actress Vanessa Redgrave on Tuesday urged the world to help debt-hit Greece to provide shelter to hundreds of thousands of […]
Turkey blames Greece for death of 31 migrants on Aegean
Hurriyet Daily News — Turkey has accused Greece of causing the death of 31 migrants in the Aegean Sea on Jan. 5, claiming that the […]
34 more people drown in sea crossing attempt to Lesbos
Reuters — The bodies of 34 refugees, at least seven of them children, were found at two sites along Turkey’s Aegean coast on Tuesday after […]
Baby boy becomes 2016’s first refugee casualty as boat sinks off Greek coast
Sputnik — A baby boy has become this year’s first casualty of the Mediterranean refugee crisis after a boat with Europe-bound refugees sank Saturday off […]
Ai Weiwei sets up studio on Greek island to highlight plight of refugees
AP — World-renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has set up a studio on the Greek island of Lesbos to highlight the plight of refugees. The […]
Refugees on Lesbos celebrate New Year with hope
Xinhua — The first snowflakes fell on New Year’s Eve at the reception center of Moria in the suburbs of capital Mytilene on Lesvos island […]
German politicians slam Greece over handling of refugee crisis
Reuters — Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, and a senior Bavarian politician have criticised Greece’s role in Europe’s biggest migration crisis since the Second World […]
Business as usual for the the people smugglers in Lesbos
Christmas was business as usual on Lesbos: No day off for the people smugglers who profit from migrants’ desperate need to reach Europe. On Christmas […]