Greece
Greece
Mouzalas Opens Two New Refugee Camps in Serres and Drama
Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas inaugurated two new refugee camps in Serres and Drama describing them as "decent camps for dignified people."
The camps will be operated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) under the supervision and coordination of...
Greece
IOM Report on Unaccompanied Minors: Heart-Wrenching Case Studies
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) published a report in Greece, titled Addressing the Needs of Unaccompanied Minors", based on interviews with 1,206 child migrants traveling alone in Greece. 508 of those interviewed said they would not want to...
Greece
Greek Authorities Reportedly Considering New Refugee and Migrant Settlement in Athens
While the route of migrants and refugees hoping to reach Germany, France and other European countries further in the geographical centre and north of the continent has been well documented, new arrivals in Greece are also being left sleeping in the...
Greece
More than 20,000 Immigrants Have Returned to Their Countries From Greece
More than 20,000 immigrants that were living in Greece have returned to their countries, said the Head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office in Greece, Daniel Esdras.
According to Mr. Esdras, 2013 was the first year when the...
Greece
Migrants in Greece Apply For Repatriation
A large number of immigrants in Greece have already applied for repatriation, mainly because most of them are jobless.
Among the applicants are Africans, Asians and Eastern Europeans. In particular, since the summer of 2013, 832 Pakistanis, 361 Bangladeshis and...
Culture
Stroumboulis’ Venture: Save Diaspora Archives
Greek-Canadian entrepreneur George Stroumboulis, who already has two enterprises promoting purchases of property in Greece to his credit, now is operating Save the Archives.com, hoping to preserve the migration history of Greek immigrants through the digitization of entry archives.
With...
Greece
Illegals Desperate to Return Home, Says IOM
The Greek office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is struggling to handle a barrage of applications from undocumented immigrants who want to be included in its repatriation scheme, with 6,000 requests lodged so far this year --...