Italy is now Europe’s top spot for refugee arrivals
Migrant arrivals to Italy have overtaken arrivals to Greece for the first time since June 2015, according to EU borders’ association Frontex. The agency reported […]
Refugee Crisis
Desperation grows in Greece as asylum process drags on
DW — Nearly two months after the implementation of the EU-Turkey deportation deal, refugees are packed into camps on Greek islands. Those who have a […]
European rights watchdog complains about Greek migrant camps conditions
Reuters — Urgent measures are need to address overcrowding and poor living conditions in refugee and migrant camps in Greece, Europe’s top rights watchdog warned […]
Tired of waiting, Greece’s migrants turn to business to survive
Reuters — Within sight of a razor wire fence guarded by Macedonian police, 35-year-old Iraqi migrant Saima Hodep rolls dough with an old steel water pipe […]
Refugee ‘Plan B’ reported, if EU-Turkey deal collapses
Euractive — On Monday, the German tabloid Bild reported that several Greek islands in the Aegean are being turned into central registration sites for stranded […]
Turkey’s Erdogan takes tough EU line after PM quits
BBC — Turkey’s president has told the EU it will not change its anti-terror laws in return for visa-free travel. “We’ll go our way, you […]
Authorities scramble to find housing for child refugees
eKathimerini — Some 380 unaccompanied minors remain in closed hot spots, detention centers and even on the streets, as a program to house them in […]
EU set to drive forward visas for Turks in migrant deal
Reuters / eKathimerini — Despite deep public misgivings in some countries, the European Union will this week drive forward a plan to grant Turks visa-free […]
Chios residents block road to stop expansion of ‘hot spot’ as refugees remain trapped in Greece
eKathimerini — A group of residents on the eastern Aegean island of Chios have blocked the road leading to a refugee hot spot to protest […]
Austria passes controversial new asylum law
BBC — Austria has passed a controversial new law that restricts the right of asylum and allows most claimants to be rejected directly at […]
Greece sends third group of migrants back to Turkey under EU deal as protests flare at Lesbos camp
Japanese Times — Ferries carrying a total of 49 migrants from the Greek islands of Kos, Chios and Lesbos reached the Turkish port towns of […]
The Idomeni grandmother who helps Syrians on a monthly pension
BBC — The name Idomeni has become known around the world for being the unwanted home to more than 10,000 people, most from Syria and […]
Germany seeking ‘safe zones’ in Syria to shelter refugees
Reuters — Germany is seeking the creation of “safe zones” to shelter refugees in Syria, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, an idea Turkey has […]
Migrant flows from Turkey to Greece pick up again
The Mail — Hundreds of migrants are flocking into Europe through the Greek islands as they make a mockery of the EU’s 6 billion euro deal […]
Turkey wants EU visa changes by June or migrant deal is off
AP — Turkey could easily call off the migrant deal struck with the European Union if visa rules for Turks aren’t relaxed within the next […]