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"The main mission of NATO in the Aegean will be surveillance," Alternate Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Toskas on Sunday said in an interview with newspaper "Avghi." "NATO will be responsible for the surveillance and observation of migratory flows and...

No European country could have dealt with the size of the refugee flows that Greece had to deal with, Greek Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs Nikos Xydakis said in an interview with Agence Europe news agency. Asked to comment...

The Greek government is rushing to complete the refugee registration centers and hospitality camps in order to stop pressure from certain European Union states that call for border closing. However, there are citizen reactions at some of the sites, with...

The European Commission has allotted Greece 12.7 million euros to tackle the migrant crisis, European Commission Chief Spokesperson Margaritis Schinas said today. Athens is currently implementing a program of construction of five so-called hotspot centers for hosting and registering refugees...

Greece is rushing to complete the setting up of five migrant registration centers and two refugee camps amid violent reactions from local citizens. Only one of the five required migrant registration centers (hotspots) is completed while the Greek government has...

Kos residents opposing the establishment of a migrant registration center on the island blocked National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos from approaching the planned site. Greece's defense ministry in collaboration with migration authorities are to set up five migrant registration centers...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met today with his top ministers to discuss the refugee crisis that plagues Greece and to consider what additional measures can be taken, especially given EU’s pressure for more efficient border checks. Among others, Minister...

The Schengen issue was not discussed at the EU ministers meeting in Amsterdam, Greek Alternate Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas noted, revealing that only the Belgian minister touched the issue. "An unbelievable minister proposed setting up a camp for 300,000 refugees in...

Greece must have set up refugee and migrant registration centers within the next four weeks if they are to honor their commitments, European Union Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said. Avramopoulos spoke to German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, saying that the same...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, on the sidelines of the European Summit held in Brussels. The meeting focused on Frontex and migrant hotspot issues and Tsipras briefed Merkel on the progress of the works at...