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Greek Tourism Confederation Awaits for a Record of 25 Million Tourists for 2016

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), is expecting about 25 million tourists in Greece for 2016, and the earnings will augment to 15 billion euro instead of last year's 14.2 million, according to an interview to Bloomberg, by the president...

Refugees Rush to Idomeni Believing the Border Will Open; Baby Girl Is Born at Refugee Camp

Hundreds of refugees started returning to Idomeni on foot after a rumor that the Greece-FYROM border would reopen on Sunday. There was unrest yesterday at the refuge tent city on the Greece-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia crossing point when a...

More Than 50,000 Refugees and Migrants Currently in Greece

According to the latest count released by the Greek authorities on Monday March 21, the total of refugees and migrants that are currently in Greece has exceeded 50,000 people for the first time since the beginning of the crisis. The...

Massive Reservation Cancellations Strike Greece's Tourism Industry

Greece's tourism - one of the country's most core financial resources - is facing a great threat, as massive cancellations in reservations are occurring in touristic destinations where there are refugee and migrant flows. According to an interview in Kathemerini,...

More Than 20,000 Refugees and Migrants Hemmed in Greece

According to ANA-MPA, the situation in Idomeni is still out of control as at least 5,500 refugees and migrants are trapped at the borders waiting to cross in the neutral zone of the FΥRΟΜ. In addition, 437 more refugees...

Greek Government Plan to Delay Refugees on the Islands Until Camps are Ready

A plan to decelerate the arrival of refugees from the islands to Greece's mainland has been confirmed by Shipping Minister Theodoros Dritsas. According to the "migrant delay plan," ferries will not be making their scheduled routes for three days, thereby...

Fortress Europe: A Short Film on the Refugee Crisis By Students in Kos (video)

Kos island is one of the areas in Greece that is being "tested" on a daily basis ever since the beginning of the refugee and migrant crisis. The Cinematographic Team of the Evening High School of Kos created a...

Kos Bishop: Foreign Reporters Pay Refugees to Play Victims of Drowning

Foreign reporters pay refugees 20 euros to act as if they have drowned, said Bishop of Kos and Nisyros Nathanael. The unusual testimony was made during a radio interview on Alpha 98.9 on Wednesday. Bishop Nathanael said that, "I witnessed...

Thousands Demonstrate on Kos Against Refugee Hotspot, Clash with Police (video)

On Sunday residents of the island of Kos in the Eastern Aegean organized a protest against the creation of an identification and registration centre for refugees and migrants who are entering the European Union through Greece. Protesters are demanding that...

Greece Continues Building Migrant Registration Centers Amid Protests

Greece is rushing to complete the setting up of five migrant registration centers and two refugee camps amid violent reactions from local citizens. Only one of the five required migrant registration centers (hotspots) is completed while the Greek government has...