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More Than 20,000 Refugees and Migrants Hemmed in Greece

According to ANA-MPA, the situation in Idomeni is still out of control as at least 5,500 refugees and migrants are trapped at the borders waiting to cross in the neutral zone of the FΥRΟΜ. In addition, 437 more refugees...

Police Operation in Idomeni to Evacuate Refugees Completed

The police operation underway in Idomeni on Tuesday morning in order to evacuate train tracks that were occupied by Afghan refugees, is completed. The refugees were protesting against FYROM’s decision to ban their passage through the borders. Police forces have...

Susan Sarandon Spends Christmas with Refugees in Greece

"Greece has taken on more weight than it can handle and I don't think this is fair," said famous actress Susan Sarandon who spent Christmas at a refugee camp in Athens, Greece. Sarandon along with Greek Deputy Immigration Policy Minister...

Greece to Use Two Army Camps as Migrant Reception Centers

Greece's Ministry of Defense is to allocate two army camps to be used as migrant reception centers as the country is facing problems accommodating migrants who don't qualify as refugees. The two camps are located in Attica and in northern...

Former Athens Airport to Become Migrant Hospitality Center

The ministry of migration policy is planning to turn former Athens airport at Elliniko into a hospitality camp for migrants. Deputy Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas on Monday met with members and the president of Central Union of Greek Municipalities (KEDE)...

Greek Mayors React to Makeshift Migrant Camps South of Athens

The mayors of Elliniko-Argyroupoli, Palaio Faliro, Alimos and Glyfada have reacted strongly to the setting of migrant camps in their municipalities. Respective mayors Yiannis Konstantatos, Dionysis Chadzidakis, Andreas Kondylis and Giorgos Papanikolaou sent a letter to Deputy Migration Minister Yiannis...

Development Company Claims 'Elliniko' Acquisition Was Legal

Lamda Development, the company that has acquired the former Athens International Airport at the southern suburb of Elliniko, stated that the process was fully legal. The statement came just a few hours after Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis'...

SYRIZA Leader Meets With Activists Opposing Former Athens Airport Sale

Main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras met on Friday with activists campaigning for the conversion of the former Athens airport site at Elliniko, Greece , into a metropolitan park and expressed the party's support "for the struggle of Elliniko residents...

Technical Chamber of Greece: True Value of 'Elliniko' Is 3 Billion Euros

Elliniko was sold for a whopping three times less than its true value, according to a report published by the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) at a special open event. The value of the 6,200 acres of the former Athens...

John Calamos: Greece Could Become the Florida of Europe

John Calamos, the chairman and CEO of Calamos Investments, urged Greeks to make Greece the “Florida” of Europe. Calamos was one of the main speakers at a conference organized by The Economist magazine in Athens, Greece. “Greece has substantial advantages in...