refugees
Europe
Border Closures Heighten Fear Refugees May Use Adriatic Connection
Huma rights groups and organized crime experts are expressing rising alarm at the prospect of Syrian and Iraqi war refugees — many of them women and children — heading into Albania from Greece, now that the main Balkans route...
Greece
Greek Deputy Minister of Citizen Protection Admits Presence of Turkish Personnel on Greek Islands
Anyone who thought that NATO’ patrols in the Aegean sea would solve the problem of smugglers taking migrants from Turkey to Greece needs a reality check.
“630 refugees and migrants landed on Greek shores during the last 24 hours,” said...
Economy
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Appeals to European Socialist Values for an End to Crisis
The days when Alexis Tsipras pretended to be a radical communist are long over. As Prime Minister of Greece, Tsipras has gotten rid of the fiery rhetoric of the past, which was immersed in radical, anti-capitalist discourse, and has...
Greece
'No Concessions' to Turkey on Human Rights, Says French President François Hollande
French President François Hollande said today there will be no concessions made to Turkey on human rights or visas in exchange for a deal to halt the flow of migrants to Europe.
"There cannot be any concessions on the matter...
Greece
PM Tsipras: Europe is Crushed Between Austerity and Closed Borders
Europe is stuck between a rock and a hard place, austerity and closed borders, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday during a speech at a press conference in Paris for an event titled "Europe must change", organized...
Europe
Austria Challenges Mighty Neighbor Germany Over Refugee Crisis
Europe is divided over migrants, with Germany leading the campaign to protect the continent’s image as a caring place for those in need of international protection while its neighbor and most reliable ally leads the charge against Chancellor Angela...
Greece
Majority of Greeks Believe Geopolitics are to Blame for Refugee Crisis-Poll
The majority of Greeks believe geopolitical developments are to blame for the refugee crisis, while only a small fraction shift the blame on the government a poll conducted by Palmos Analysis and published in newspaper Efimeritha ton Syntakton found...
Greece
Amnesty International Greece Charges Greek Authorities With Refusal of Access to Refugee Accommodation Center
Greek authorities have refused Amnesty International Greece with access to refugee accommodation centers and the hotspots so the organization can monitor current conditions, according to its director Giorgos Kosmopoulos.
As reported in the Greek daily Ethnos, Mr. Kosmopoulos claims that...
Greece
Refugee Woman Gives Birth on Greece-FYROM Border
The picture of a woman washing an infant that looks only days old is added in the tragic chronicle of the 14,000 refugees who are stranded on the Greece-FYROM border, uncertain of their future.
The plight of refugees and migrants...
Greece
Toskas Rules Out Police's Violent Intervention in Idomeni
Alternate Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas ruled out the possibility of a violent intervention in Idomeni refugees’ camp and predicted that the condition will return to normal in 1-2 weeks.
Speaking to private MEGA TV on Friday he said that...