Filippo Grandi
Greece
UN High Commissioner Warns Greece Could Face ''Dramatic Consequences'' on Migration
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday that Greece could face ''dramatic consequences'' due to the refugee and migrant crisis.
Grandi spoke during a joint meeting of the Committees on National Defense and Foreign Affairs along with...
Greece
UNHCR Grandi Calls for More Policing in Greece's Refugee Camps
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said that more policing is needed in Greece's refugee camps and that the relocation process for those who qualify should be expedited.
After his meetings with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and...
Greece
UNHCR Chief Wants Refugee Relocation Program to be Amped Up
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens on Wednesday to discuss the refugee flow and administration of the crisis in Greece. Grandi called for the EU scheme to relocate...
Greece
UN Questions Legality of EU Migrant Deportation Deal With Turkey
In a development that should surprise no one even remotely aware of international law and human rights, the United Nations has said that the tentative deal reached between European Union and Ankara over handling of migrant crisis may be...
Greece
Dimitris Avramopoulos: 'EU's Migration System Risks Complete Breakdown'
The European Union’s migration commissioner warned Thursday the block’s migration system risks a complete breakdown. Underscoring the deepening EU rifts over the issue, Greece has recalled its ambassador to Austria after not being invited to a migrant meeting.
Speaking after...
Greece
Greek PM Arranges to Meet With UN High Commissioner for Refugees
As the migrant situation in Greece is getting completely out of hand and the EU reveals that it is simply too divided to be able to provide an effective solution to the problem, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has...