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Greece Returns Twenty Migrants to Turkey

Twenty migrants were sent back to Turkey’s Dikeli port, in compliance with the EU-Turkey deal. The migrants were all male: eight Pakistani nationals, five Nigerians, three Algerians, one Palestinian and one Turk. In all cases, their asylum applications had been...

Refugees on Chios Steal Boat and Attempt Return to Turkey

Two refugees who had applied for asylum in Greece two months ago and are awaiting their pending requests to either be approved or denied, stole a boat and attempted to escape from Chios and return to Turkey. A 32 year-old Syrian and a 28...

European Commission Stresses Need for Faster Resolution in Resettling Refugees

On Wednesday an announcement by the European Commission stressed the need to pick up the pace at which the resettlement program for refugees is moving along. The program began in September 2015 and thus far a mere 8,766 refugees...

Number of Recorded Migrants and Refugees on Islands Drops Below 10,000 for First Time

The number of refugees and migrants stranded on the northern Aegean islands dropped, for the first time, below 10,000 on Wednesday. The decline is attributed to the low flow to the islands and the acceleration of the asylum requests procedure. No...

Almost Six in Ten Greeks in Favor of Banning Muslim Migrants

Almost six in ten Greeks (58%) agree with the notion of banning Muslim migrants from entering the country, while 55% of Europeans share the same view, a study shows. The survey, published in Britain's Independent, was conducted by Chatham House...

Fifty-Four Refugees and Migrants Arrive on Lesvos in Last 24 Hours

Fifty-four migrants and refugees arrived on northern Lesvos in the last 24 hours. No arrivals were reported on the islands of Chios and Samos. According to northern Aegean police, 10,057 people who are seeking asylum in Greece and have not been...

Migration Min: EU Funds for Migration Granted in a Transparent Way

The EU funds granted to Greece in order to deal with the refugee issue were granted in a transparent manner, Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas on Friday said speaking to Parliament. The minister explained that the government has no...

Spiegel: Germany Sends 30 Guards to Greece's Northern Border

Germany is to send 30 policemen to guard Greece's northern border in fear that the country would be flooded by migrants who will try to cross to northern Europe, a Spiegel report says. The report which is posted in the...

1,012 Refugees and Migrants Arrived at the Islands of the Northern Aegean in January

A total of 1,012 refugees and migrants arrived at the islands of the northern Aegean in January. More specifically, 456 arrived at Lesvos, 324 at Chios, and 232 at Samos. 4,846 persons (3,462 on Chios and 1,815 on Samos), who have...

Migrants and Refugees Located on Samos Beach; Missing Man Rescued

Greek Coast Guard located 16 undocumented migrants early Tuesday on a beach on Samos island. The migrants and refugees had disembarked from a dinghy and told the authorities that a man that was among them fell into the water and...