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Northern Aegean Islands: 8,888 Migrants Waiting for Asylum Applications to Be Reviewed

Migrant and refugee flow to the eastern Aegean islands was low in the last three days. Three persons arrived on Lesvos, 31 on Chios and 47 on Samos. Police said that on Monday 8,888 persons that have sought asylum in...

Privatization of Former Athens Airport will Go Ahead Despite Delays

The privatization of the former Athens airport at seaside Elliniko area will go ahead despite delays, the executive director of Greece's privatization fund told Reuters. The head of the Hellenic Republic Assets Development Fund (HRADF) Lila Tsitsogiannopoulou spoke to Reuters...

Greeks Want Less Government and Lower Taxes, study shows

Greeks want tax cuts and less government, even if that means that they would lose some social benefits, and believe that the crisis was brought by "our own shortcomings," a new study shows. These are some of the results of...

Authorities Apprehend Two People for Allegedly Selling Drugs to Migrants at Lesvos' Moria Camp

Authorities reported on Friday that coast guards on the Greek island of Lesvos apprehended a municipal employee and his partner early Thursday under the allegations that they were selling drugs to migrants at the Moria refugee camp. The two individuals...

Migrant Hides in Suitcase to Leave Lesvos

A 41-year-old Syrian woman was arrested on Thursday for hiding her undocumented 23-year-old son in a suitcase in order to leave Lesvos island for Athens. Specifically, the Syrian refugee, who holds an international protection card and has the right to...

EU Commission: Member States Must Fulfill Obligations for Migrant Relocation Plan

In an effort to re-establish the migrant relocation plan from Italy and Greece, to other EU countries, the European union has called out its member states to live up to their side of responsibility. At the height of the migrant...

Migrants Sent Back to Turkey According to EU Migration Deal

Seventeen migrants and refugees were readmitted to Turkey on Wednesday and Thursday according to the EU-Turkey agreement. Seven Syrian nationals left from Mytilene airport for Adana on Wednesday, while 10 people left from Mytilene port on Thursday with destination the...

Greek Coast Guard Rescues About 85 Migrants Off Kalamata's Coast

The latest arrivals of migrants in Greece were found near the mainland of the country's southern coast near Kalamata, theglobeandmail.com has reported. Authorities have reported that on Thursday morning, the distressed boat was found drifting some 40 nautical miles southwest of...

145 Refugees and Migrants Rescued off Chios

One hundred and forty-five refugees and migrants arrived in Chios, Greece,on Wednesday breaking a two-week lull in arrivals. The first group of 18 people, six of whom were children, was located in the sea area near the Inousses islet complex....

French Man Charged With Abusing Four Migrant Boys in His Home in Northern Greece

A 52-year-old French man was led before an examining magistrate on Wednesday, accused of repeatedly sexually abusing four refugee children staying at his home in Toumba, Thessaloniki. A self-proclaimed monk of the Franciscan order, had offered to put up...