Greece
Greece
Greek PM Calls on Europe to Help Face Migration Crisis as Greece Has Record Number of Immigrants and Refugees
Officials of the Greek government, including prime minister Alexis Tsipras and various ministers, convened on Friday to discuss the refugee crisis the country is dealing with.
"Greece is in a crisis within a crisis," Tsipras said upon his arrival to the...
Greece
Immigrants and Refugees Scramble Over Food on Greek Island of Lesvos
The Greek island of Lesvos, located just a few miles from Turkey, is experiencing a massive influx of refugees and immigrants, and signs of a tense atmosphere are becoming apparent.
A video by lesvosnews on Wednesday allegedly shows immigrants and refugees fighting over a...
Greece
Number of Refugees, Migrants on Lesvos Now Under 5,000
The number of refugees and migrants on Lesvos is now less than 5,000, according to figures released by the Greek Ministry of Migration
Crime
Search and Rescue Underway for Migrants off the Island of Lesvos
A search and rescue attempt is currently underway off the Greek island of Lesvos after three women were reported to have fallen off a migrant boat as it neared the island early on Friday.
The Greek Coast Guard launched the...
Diaspora
Greek Island Opens School for Refugee Children in Solidarity Gesture
The Greek island of Tilos in the Dodecanese archipelago has recently opened its arms to welcome refugee children and their families in a gesture highlighting the Greek philoxenia.
Eleven young students from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Palestine, and...
Greece
Border Tensions Rise as Refugees and Migrants Try to Enter Greece
Thousands of refugees and migrants continue to gather at Greece's border with Turkey in Evros, following Ankara's decision to stop preventing migrants from marching towards the EU.
On Saturday morning, tensions rose as groups of refugees and migrants tried to...
Greece
PM Mitsotakis Says Greece Can No Longer Be "Convenient Parking for Refugees and Migrants"
The German newspaper Handelsblatt published a front-page interview today with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who spoke to interviewers about Greece's economy, migration, and how it has exited the financial crisis.
Mitsotakis used tough language to describe the current refugee and...
Greece
EU Court Slams Eastern States While Migrant Crisis in Greece and Italy Escalates
Official data on the numbers of new arrivals of refugees and migrants on the islands of the Northern Aegean in Greece was made public on Friday, November 1.
A staggering 6,868 new migrant arrivals were recorded in the region of...
Greece
Greek Cabinet Adopts Emergency Measures for Islands Awash in Migrants
The Greek cabinet decided on Monday to go ahead with two ambitious programs which aim to ease the burden on the Eastern Aegean islands due to the increased influx of refugees and migrants who are coming to Greece through...
Greece
Plan Revealed to Transfer 10,000 Immigrants from Islands to Mainland
According to a plan of Greece's Ministry of Citizens' Protection, up to ten thousand migrants, including economic refugees and asylum seekers, are expected to be transferred in the near future from the Eastern Aegean islands to the Greek mainland.
This is...
Greece
Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Transported off Greek Island of Symi
The transportation of more than 300 refugees and illegal immigrants who arrived from Turkey to the small island of Symi began this week. All the individuals will be moved to already-established migrant camps across Greece.
Following repeated complaints from Symi mayor Eleftherios...
Greece
"Migratory Birds": The Voice of Refugee and Immigrant Children in Greece
It takes a great deal of dedication and stamina to run a newspaper, no matter who you are -- but this is especially true if you are an Afghan woman living in Greece, after having to flee your country...
Greece
Greek Actors and Migrants Stage Consciousness-Raising Plays in Shop Windows
Greek actors and migrants from different countries presented a theater play from inside shop windows in the Piraeus Port area on Thursday, aiming to raise awareness of the continuing refugee, migrant issue.
Organized by the Municipal Theater of Piraeus, in...
Diaspora
Greek Sunday School for Refugees Seeks New Home
A special Sunday school in Athens which has spent the last 14 years teaching more than 6,000 refugees and migrants Greek, English, computer literacy and other essential skills needs urgent help to find new premises.
The Immigrants' Sunday School in Kolonos...
Education
Finn Church Aid Helps Refugees Study in Greece
Because of war and having to flee their home, many refugee children have spent years without education. For many of them, learning centres aided by Finn Church Aid are the only chance they get to study in Greece.
The youngest...