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Greece
Greek Economy Minister Resigns Following Wife's Quitting from Labor Ministry
Greece's Economy and Development Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou on Monday night resigned from his post after his wife Rania Antonopoulou left her seat as Deputy Minister for Social Solidarity only hours earlier.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accepted both resignations. As stated...
Greece
Migration to Greece 'Doubled' Since August 2017 Says Minister
A Greek cabinet minister has claimed migration flows into the country have doubled since August last year.
Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas said Greek islands can experience 160 to 180 arrivals a day when weather conditions are good.
"This has again created...
Greece
Greece's Migration Policy Minister Loses Race for EU Commissioner for Human Rights
Greek Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas is out of the race for the European Council's Commissioner for Human Rights, after coming fourth in Thursday's vote.
Mouzalas received 21 votes, not enough to put him among the three candidates who will...
Greece
Lesvos and Chios Municipalities Turn Against Deputy Migration Minister
The Lesvos municipal council demands that Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas fulfills his commitments; while the Chios municipality prepares to proceed with legal actions against him over the migrant issue.
More than 8,000 refugees and migrants are stranded in the...
Greece
Greek Migration Minister: 4,000 Migrants Arrived in One Month
There is a significant increase in migratory inflow with 4,000 asylum seekers arriving in one month, said Greece's Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas on Wednesday.
Mouzalas spoke in a press conference, admitting that the situation on Lesvos is bad, and...
Diplomacy
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
Funding Cuts Would be a Criminal Mistake, Greece's Migration Minister Says
Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas expressed concern over the possibility EU to "make a wrong move" and cut funds and staff from Greece in order to support Italy in the management of the refugee crisis, speaking on Sunday to...
Greece
Mouzalas: Investigation Into Rejected Turkish Aslyum Seekers Underway
An investigation is underway to find out if and to what extent Turkish citizens asking for asylum have been sent back, Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas said on Tuesday in an interview with radio station 24/7.
Mouzalas expressed his opposition...
Greece
Mouzalas Opens Two New Refugee Camps in Serres and Drama
Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas inaugurated two new refugee camps in Serres and Drama describing them as "decent camps for dignified people."
The camps will be operated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) under the supervision and coordination of...
Greece
File on NGO Accused of Criminal Acts to go to Supreme Court Prosecutor, Mouzalas Says
Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas on Thursday announced that he is forwarding the complete file on a non-governmental organization active in Greece to the Supreme Court prosecutor, either on Friday or next Monday, so that reports accusing the NGO...
Greece
Mouzalas Signs Agreement With UNHCR for Refugees to Live in Homes on Crete
An agreement to house and host refugees on Crete in the coming days was signed by Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas, the UNHCR and local authorities in Heraklion on Tuesday.
The program to house asylum seekers in 125 apartments in Crete...
Greece
Migration Min Mouzalas Praises the Work of Asylum Service
Nearly 12,000 relocations have already been carried out in EU countries, while another 2,500 relocations will be held in the next period, Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas said on Friday in Parliament.
"The system has become more efficient," Mouzalas underlined...
Greece
EU-Turkey Agreement on Migration Must Remain in Force, Avramopoulos Says
The current tense climate must not be allowed to affect the EU-Turkey Statement on migration, which must remain in force, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said on Thursday.
The Commissioner made the statement while visiting...
Greece
Mouzalas: We Plan to Close Most Refugee Camps in 2017, Move People into Apartments
The Greek government is planning to close most refugee camps in 2017 and transfer 10,000 people to apartments, Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas said in parliament on Friday, responding to a relevant question tabled by the Centrists’ Union.
“Today we...
Greece
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...