Tsipras lashes out at European ineptness in handling the refugee crisis
Zero Hedge — Greece’s prime minister lashed out Friday at European “ineptness” in handling the continent’s massive immigration crisis after 31 more people — mostly […]
Refugee Crisis
Rough winter seas turn migrant odyssey into Greek tragedy; Lesbos lacks room for graves
Japan Times – Dead migrants float belly-up, stripped of their clothing by churning seas. On shore, wailing women search for loved ones among the shivering, […]
Greek coastguard rescues 242 after boat capsizes near Lesbos, 11 others dead
AP — At least 11 refugees died in the eastern Aegean Sea on Thursday in five separate incidents, including a large shipwreck from which 242 […]
EU agrees to tighten border controls to slow refugee arrivals
Huffington Post — European and Balkan leaders agreed on measures early Monday to slow the movement of tens of thousands whose flight from war and […]
Greece agrees to new reception refugee capacity —European Commission president
Reuters — Greece committed on Sunday to opening enough reception centers to house 30,000 refugees by the end of the year, with the United Nations […]
Social Kitchen – the Other Person
Al Jazeera — Constantinos Polychronopoulos, 51 years old, is the founder of “Social Kitchen – the Other Person”, a communal movement with a main goal […]
Refugees face grief and illness on Greek island of Samos
BBC — The coastguard headquarters in the port of Samos is crowded with UN aid workers, Red Cross staff and an Arabic translator. It’s early […]
Merkel will support Turkey’s European Union accession process in exchange for Turkish help for refugees
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany will support Turkey’s European Union accession process in exchange for Turkish help in stemming the refugee influx to Europe. Hundreds, […]
More migrants drown in Aegean as EU strives to tackle crisis
As European Union leaders seek to boost cooperation in tackling a major refugee crisis, there has been more tragedy in the Aegean with at least […]
Germany ready to give Greece financial aid to tackle refugee crisis
The Guardian –Germany is willing to give Greece financial backing to deal with the unprecedented refugee crisis on its own soil instead of exporting it […]
Hungary demands EU deploy border force to close Greek frontier
Reuters — Hungary will close its border with Croatia to stem the flow of thousands of migrants arriving daily unless European Union leaders agree on […]
Birmingham MP Shabana Mahmood helps refugees arriving in Greece
Birmingham Mail — Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood, Shabana Mahmood is in Greece helping deliver aid to stranded refugees in Lesvos. Ms Mahmood is part […]
Europe begins massive deportation of 400,000 illegal immigrants
The DC — The European Union has moved forward on deporting rejected asylum seekers to ease the pressure from the Syrian migration crisis. The interior […]
Greece – EU must stop ‘racist criteria’ in refugee relocation
Reuters — The European Union must stop countries picking and choosing which refugees they accept in its relocation programme, otherwise it will turn into a […]
The first refugee ‘hotspot’ to open in Lesvos
The first Greek hotspot will open its doors in 8-10 days in Lesvos , while another other four will be installed in Greece over the […]