Yiannis Mouzalas
Greece
Left out in the Cold: Migrants at Moria Camp Living in Snow Covered Tents
Despite statements by Greek Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas on Thursday, there are still migrants living in outdoor tents in the snow with no heating on the island of Lesvos according to sources in contact with Greek Reporter.
Just two...
Greece
Refugees are no Longer Living in the Cold, Says Migration Minister
The government has successfully completed the procedure of overwintering in camps and refugee centers around the country and there are no more refugees or migrants living in the cold, Greek Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas told journalists on Thursday.
“There...
Greece
Refugees in Greece Will Receive Cash Instead of Meals
Starting in March, refugees in Greece will be getting money for food instead of free meals, said Deputy Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas on Monday.
Mouzalas spoke on SKAI television about the refugee issue and particularly about the new program on...
Greece
Refugees Leave Camp Near Athens Due to Snowy Weather
Dozens of refugee families left the Malakasa camp on Thursday due to bad weather, searching for better living conditions.
Despite the fact that the tents were replaced recently with closed structures, the recent heavy snowfall and lack of heat has...
Greece
Mouzalas: Greek Government has Asked Frontex to Guard Northern Border
The Greek government has asked Frontex, the European Union's border agency, to guard Greece’s northern borders in a request filed in September, Greek Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Tuesday, confirming a report...
Greece
Greek Gov't in Search of Plan to Transfer Migrants if EU-Turkey Deal Fails
European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos on Friday warned that EU-Turkey deal must be kept, otherwise the neighboring country would unleash waves of migrants to Greece.
Avramopoulos spoke with President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos stressing that the European Union-Ankara...
Greece
Greek Migration Min: Islands Will Not Be Decongested Yet
Greek Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas on Friday said that refugees will not be transferred from the islands to the mainland yet because that would jeopardize the Turkey-European Union agreement.
Mouzalas spoke in parliament in the aftermath of the gas explosion...
Greece
Only Migrants Likely to be Granted Asylum Can Leave the Islands
Only migrants and refugees who are likely to be granted asylum can be moved from the islands to Greece's mainland, said government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos.
The statement came after violent riots broke out on Chios island, where part of the...
Greece
Violence and Fires in the Chios Island Migrant Camp Repeated [video]
More fires broke out and new violent fights took place for the second night in a row at the Souda migrant camp on Chios island on Thursday night.
The incidents started when two petrol bombs were hurled inside the camp...
Greece
Alt Migration Min Mouzalas Urges More Action From European Parliament Concerning Refugee Crisis
Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas urged European Parliament President Martin Schulz to boost the body's role in the refugee issue during a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.
According to a ministry press release, Mouzalas described the situation in...