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Syrian Refugees Start Hunger Strike in Athens Demanding Transfer to Germany

A group of mainly Syrian women and children who have been stranded in Greece, pitched tents opposite parliament in Athens on Wednesday, protesting against delays in reuniting with relatives in Germany. Some of the refugees; who say they have been in...

Greek Government Nominates minister Mouzalas as Human Rights Commissioner

The Greek government has announced the nomination of Migrant Policy Minister Yannis Mouzalas as EU Human Rights commissioner, a nomination with "high symbolism", it notes. According to the Foreign Ministry announcement, the Greek government considers this nomination highly symbolic, at...

234 Refugees Relocated from Greece to France

A group of 234 refugees were relocated from Greece to France on Wednesday, as part of the EU refugee relocation program, and with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Migration Policy Minister Yannis Mouzalas; who was at...

Mouzalas: Refugee Flow Increase Doesn't Mean Collapse of EU-Turkey Deal

The recent increase in the flow of migrants and refugees doesn't mean that the EU-Turkey deal on migration has collapsed, according to the Migration Policy minister. "We are making huge diplomatic efforts to preserve the EU-Turkey agreement," minister Yiannis Mouzalas...

Greece Will be Ready for Returning Refugees, Migration Minister tells the Guardian

Conditions have improved and will meet EU criteria, Migration minister Yannis Mouzalas told British newspaper The Guardian in an interview about housing returning refugees from EU countries. “The paperwork has begun and we expect returns to begin over the next...

Closed Reception Centers will Reinforce Asylum Procedures, Says Migration Policy Min Mouzalas

"The establishment of a closed reception center for migrants is a condition for asylum to operate. We must reconsider the issue," Migration Policy Minister Yannis Mouzalas stated on Friday, noting the need to create a closed reception center for...

Athens Mayor Calls on Gov't to Empty Squats Used for Housing Migrants

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis sent a letter to Citizen Protection and Migration Policy Ministers Nikos Toskas and Yannis Mouzalas asking for the evacuation of squats used for migrant accommodation. In the letter, that was also forwarded to Prime Minister Alexis...

Yiannis Mouzalas: Construction of New Settlements with Houses Instead of Tents Begins at the End of June

The construction of new settlements with houses instead of tents on the model of Eleonas will begin at the end of June and the majority of temporary accommodation structures will be knocked down in September, Alternate Minister for Migration...

Migration Min Mouzalas: Makeshift Refugee Camp at Piraeus Port Must be Evacuated by Mid-June

Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas told the Parliament on Friday that the government is planning to evacuate the makeshift refugee camp at Piraeus Port by mid-June and transfer the refugees and migrants to facilities with more dignified conditions. "In such big...

Most Migrants on Greece-FYROM Border Have Expired Permits

The majority of refugees and migrants stranded in Idomeni, on the Greece - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, are there with expired documents, said Migration Policy Minister Yannis Mouzalas. "The (registration) papers of 70 percent of the people at Idomeni...