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NATO to Aid Greece-Turkey to Stem Migrant Flow in Aegean

NATO is to participate in Greece-Turkey maritime surveillance missions in the Aegean Sea to combat illegal people smugglers and stem the migrant inflow. The proposed mission to be discussed at a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday comes after German Chancellor...

Frontex Boss Praises Greece for Rescuing Hundreds of Thousands of Refugees

In an interview on Der Spiegel International, head of the EU border agency Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri puts Europe’s refugee/migrant crisis in perspective when he says “we should have no illusions” about the problem that is currently tearing apart the...

Mitsotakis Slams Greek Govt, Europe Over Refugee Crisis

Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday said he is committed to do everything possible to make the problem of irregular migration manageable and avoid any possibility of Greece being expelled from the Schengen zone. In a statement issued after...

Ten Children Among 26 Dead in Yet Another Refugee Tragedy

Ten children and 16 adults were the victims of another refugee tragedy in the Aegean, this time off the straits of Samos island. A boat carrying an unspecified number of passengers capsized under unknown circumstances off Samos island resulting in at...

Greek Alt. Migration Minister: "Belgium Proposed a Camp for 300,000 Refugees in Athens"

The Schengen issue was not discussed at the EU ministers meeting in Amsterdam, Greek Alternate Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas noted, revealing that only the Belgian minister touched the issue. "An unbelievable minister proposed setting up a camp for 300,000 refugees in...

Europe Gives Greece 6 Weeks to Stop Migrant Flow

Europe is about to warn Greece that it has six weeks to stop migrants crossing from Turkey or it will be forced out of the Schengen zone for two years, says a London Times report. Germany, Austria, Belgium, Sweden and...

Greek Migration Min: Refugees See Greece as a Transit Country

Deputy Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas said that refugees see Greece as a transit country and that Turkey is not doing its part in stemming the migrant inflow. Speaking to Deutsche Welle, the Greek deputy reiterated that the refugee problem is...

Greek Police to do ID Checks on Volunteers Helping Refugees

Greek Police announced on Friday the launch, in collaboration with EU border agency Frontex, of round-the-clock ID checks of volunteers and non-governmental organizations (NGO) currently operating in the North Aegean and assisting refugees arriving on the islands. "It is not our...

Frontex Launches New Operation on Greek Islands With More Staff and Vessels

Frontex, the European Union's border patrol agency, announced that it has deployed additional staff and equipment to Greek islands for improved external border management in the Aegean Sea. The agency reported that under the new Rapid Poseidon Intervention program, 293 Frontex...

Some Small Greek Businesses Profit from Refugee Influx

Despite the loss of tourism revenues on Greek islands where thousands of refugees arrive daily, some businesses seem to profit from the inflow. The number of tourists visiting certain islands has dropped significantly since the refugee crisis escalated in the...