Greece says Turkey turning blind eye to refugee smugglers
AFP — Greece’s migration minister on Friday said refugee smuggling in Turkey was conducted in “broad daylight” as he called on the EU to step […]
Refugee Crisis
Two men linked to Paris attacks registered as migrants in Greece
News 24 — Two men who French police are seeking to identify in connection with the Paris attacks registered as migrants with Greek authorities earlier […]
Refugee crisis: Brussels puts more pressure on Greece
eKathimerini — Greece is expected to come under more pressure on Thursday over its handling of the refugee crisis as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras meets […]
Tsipras: Cooperation with Turkey only way to stop refugee flows
Sputnik — Greece, along with other EU member states, is facing the worst refugee crisis since World War II, as over 800,000 migrants arrived in Europe in 2015, according to the […]
Chios builds new ‘modern’ refugee hotspot
sigmalive.com — A modern temporary migrant and refugee accommodation centre (hotspot) which can host about 1,000 people opened on Monday on the island of Chios, […]
Austria calls for Greece, Italy border controls
AP — Austria’s chancellor said establishing controls on the borders of Italy and Greece must be a priority to stem the influx of migrants into […]
European Union states have relocated just 116 refugees out of 160,000
The Guardian — EU member states have so far relocated only 116 refugees of the 160,000 they are committed to relocating over the next two […]
Commission: Junker misinterpreted over joint patrols
ANA-MPA — The European Commission never called for joint Greek and Turkish coast guard patrols in the Aegean, but simply for more effective guarding of […]
Junker’s solution to the refugee crisis: Joint Greek /Turkish patrols
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker reiterated his request that Greece and Turkey should conduct joint patrols in the Aegean, a proposal that Athens has rejected. Juncker […]
Tsipras, Schulz visit Lesvos hotspot after witnessing refugee landing
eKathimerini — On a visit to Lesvos on Thursday with European Parliament President Martin Schulz, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Greece cannot cope with the […]
Olympic committee opposes use of velodrome for refugees
AP — Greece’s national Olympic committee says it strongly opposes the idea of using a former Olympic velodrome in Athens to temporarily shelter refugees who […]
First 30 refugees to be relocated from Greece bound for Luxembourg
Six families from Syria and Iraq boarded a plane in Athens on Wednesday bound for Luxembourg. They are the first 30 refugees to be relocated […]
Eleven dead as refugees’ boat sinks off Samos
The Guardian — Eleven refugees, including six children – four of them babies – drowned on Sunday off the Greek island of Samos, coastguards said. […]
Schultz to visit Lesvos with Tsipras
ANA-MPA — European Parliament President, Martin Schultz will visit Lesvos with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras next week, to witness first-hand the immense efforts of the […]
Lifejackets mountain in Lesbos “an ecological timebomb”
BBC — Tens of thousands of lifejackets abandoned on the Greek island of Lesbos by migrants have been described as an “ecological timebomb”. Authorities on […]