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Tsipras: It's Europe's Turn To Honor Their Commitments

  The Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Immigration Yiannis Mouzalas inspected the progress of the reception identification centers  (hotspots) in Chios and Leros.     Tsipras stressed that it's Europe's turn to honor its commitments. He stated...

Migrants and Refugees to be Housed in Hockey Stadium for Three Months

Greek Alternate Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas announced on Tuesday that migrants and refugees will be housed at the hockey stadium in the area of Ellinko, in the southern suburbs of Attica, for the next three months. Migrants and refugees will...

European Commission Proposes Scrapping Frontex for a More Active Border Force

The European Union is looking to take a decisive step in establishing a more proactive border control in light of rising concern's over the union's security. Frontex, the EU's current border authority, could soon be in the past. The body largely has...

European Union to Reportedly Enforce Series of Measures for Refugee Crisis

  The leaders of the European Union are set to unveil a number of measures its members states will have to enforce by February, in response to the refugee crisis and growing security concerns. Amid the continuous influx of migrants and refugees,...

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...

Three Weeks of Railway Stoppage: The Economic Effects of the Refugee Crisis at the Border

As the refugee crisis keeps developing, recent changes in the status quo in Greece's northern border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has had a significant effect in the operations of the railway track that connects Thessaloniki and the...

EU Puts an End to Scenarios about Greece's Suspension from Schengen

The European Commission put a temporary stop to scenarios about Greece being suspended from the Schengen Agreement, after a meeting of European justice ministers in Brussels on Friday. The threat to Greece, and to the future of the border-free zone,...

Greek Min.of Migration: "In 5 Days Greek – FYROM Border Issue Will be Resolved"

The situation in Idomeni-Greece is going from bad to worse. The Greek economy is beset by the blocking of the railway line and the closure of borders by FYROM. The situation has reached an impasse, and the matter was...

22-Year-Old Moroccan Immigrant Dead at Greek-FYROM Border

A 22-year-old Moroccan man lost his life this morning after suffering electric shock from the border fence in Idomeni, Greece. After praying for the young man, immigrants covered him with a black cloth and delivered his body to...

Frontex Reveals Numbers of Migrant and Refugee Arrivals in Greece as Figures in Italy Fall

  Over 540,000 migrants and refugees entered Europe through the Greek islands between January 1, 2015 and October 1, 2015, according to a latest report published by Frontex. The European Union's border patrol agency noted that this is 13 times the number that had...