EU migrant deal not possible if Turkey’s demands not met, Erdogan says
eKathimerini — Turkey’s migration agreement with the European Union may collapse if the EU does not keep its side of the deal on visa waivers, […]
Refugee Crisis
Greece says EU-Turkey deal to stem migrant flow largely holding
Reuters– A deal between the European Union and Turkey to stem a flow of migrants has largely held, though Athens is watching with concern events […]
Erdogan: ‘The West is taking sides with coup’
Al Jazeera — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised unnamed Western countries for what he said was support for the July 15 attempted coup, […]
Bild: Greece is not getting enough help with migrants
Greek Reporter — German tabloid Bild slammed the member states of the European Union claiming that they had not kept their promises to support Greece with specialized […]
Commission awards 11 mln euros in emergency funding to Greece and Italy
eKathimerini — The European Commission said Friday it has awarded an additional 11 million euros in emergency funding to Greece and Italy to strengthen the migrant […]
Protests break out in Greek migrant camp after woman dies
Deutsche Welle — Protests broke out at a camp in the Greek city of Thessaloniki on Thursday following the death of a Syrian woman. The […]
Turkish coup ‘increases’ migration flows to Greece
EurActiv — Migration flows from Turkey to Greece have intensified since the failed coup attempt in Ankara, according to official Greek data. But the European […]
2016 on track to be the deadliest year of the migration crisis
eKathimerini — Nearly 3,000 migrants and refugees have perished in the Mediterranean Sea already this year while almost 250,000 have reached Europe, the International Organization […]
Refugee boat capsizes off Lesvos, one child dead
Xinhua — A girl, four to six years old, drowned after a boat carrying refugees capsized off the coast of Lesvos Greek national news agency […]
Hungary to hold refugee relocation referendum in October
Al Jazeera — Hungary has announced that it will hold a referendum in October on European Union plans to relocate refugees and migrants among member […]
Popular TV series actors visit refugee camps in Greece
USA Today — Actors Lena Headey , Maisie Williams and Liam Cunningham from the popular TV series Game of Thrones traveled to Greece to tour […]
Refugee centre on Lesbos forced to close and British owners hit with €10,000 penalty
The Mirror — Neck deep in freezing waves, Philippa Kempson battled to pull a little boy from a sinking boat crammed with 80 people. Terrified […]
Fears over tensions in centers after migrant dies
eKathimerini — Concerns mounted about simmering tensions in migrant reception facilities across Greece on Thursday as more refugees arrived on islands in the Aegean from […]
U.N. chief calls for more aid for Greece as it struggles with migrants
USA Today — The United Nations’ secretary-general is calling on European nations to provide additional aid to Greece as it struggles to cope with the migrant […]
Greece sidelines officials who blocked expulsion of refugees to Turkey
The Guardian — The Greek government has sidelined members of an independent authority that had blocked the deportation of Syrian refugees, following sustained pressure from […]