Greece

The transportation of more than 300 refugees and illegal immigrants who arrived from Turkey to the small island of Symi began this week. All the individuals will be moved to already-established migrant camps across Greece. Following repeated complaints from Symi mayor Eleftherios...

Police in Athens on Thursday removed over 200 illegal immigrants, including dozens of children, from two squats in the city center as part of a clean up drive by the new conservative government. Some 230 individuals, including 70 children, were...

The illegal immigration from Turkey to the Greek islands of the eastern Aegean continued unabated this week, with 694 people arriving on the shores of Lesvos, Samos and Chios between early Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon. According to data from...

The number of illegal immigrants in the Greek island of Lesvos coming from the northern sea borders between Greece and Turkey was increased by 550% during the March-April 2015 period compared to the same period last year. According to official data from the...

The Hellenic Coast Guard rescued 65 illegal immigrants off the coast of Samos and Agathonisi islands, something that has become very common in recent months. In the first incident, 31 immigrants were aboard a vessel at the sea area of...

The hostilities in the countries of the middle east and particularly in Syria, have largely increased the influx of illegal immigrants in Greece. Seeking a better life in Greece and Europe, immigrants do not hesitate to illegally cross the...

Greek authorities arrested 77 migrants trying to enter the country illegally in the sea area of Mykonos. The migrants – 53 men, 12 women and 12 children – were picked up by a coast guard vessel and transferred to the...

A truck carrying 25 illegal immigrants was found at Igoumenitsa port. The truck was heading to Italy, leading authorities to believe that Greece was the transition point for the vehicle carrying the human cargo. The truck was supposedly carrying spare parts and...

Nikos Dendias, the Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection, speaking at an event organized by the Rotary Club of Athens, on Tuesday, stated that the Ministry is taking several measures to prevent illegal immigration and criminality in Greece....

This morning, Greek Coast Guard authorities mounted a rescue operation after receiving an SOS signal on Sunday, sent by a boat carrying illegal immigrants. The rescue mission successfully came to an end on Monday afternoon, with the Coast Guard rescuing...

Eighty-five illegal immigrants, including 15 children and 20 women, were found on board a sailing boat, 5.6 miles south-west of the island of Astypalaia. In difficult weather conditions, the Greek Coast Guard rescued the group and transferred them safely to...

The Hellenic Police announced that in November 2013, 942 foreigners returned to their countries of origin. Out of these people, 322 were returned to their countries with the help of the Hellenic Police Aliens Directorate of Attica. Most of the illegal...

Four hundred illegal immigrants living in detention centers of Oresteiada, Greece, have gone on a hunger strike since the morning of August 29. According to the movement United against Racism and Fascist Threat, the detainees rose up after an announcement...

“The pressure of the flow of illegal immigrants has increased significantly in the sea borders of the country,” Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said after his meeting with the British Ambassador in Greece , John Kittmer, at the Ministry of Marine and...

An ongoing government sweep to round up illegal immigrants, Operation Xenios Zeus, has also deterred them from trying to enter Greece across the Evros River on the Turkish border, Greek police said. The influx in the region has been reduced...