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EU Ready to Offer Greece Emergency Assistance To Tackle Immigration Crisis

Natasha Bertaud, deputy chief spokesperson of the European Commission, said on Monday morning that the EU is ready to mobilize anything it can to assist Greece to confront the recent massive increases of illegal immigration onto its soil. All the...

The Story Behind the Historic Tositseo Building Evacuated by Athens Police

A large police operation took place in downtown Athens on Thursday morning in order to clear out a historic building in which illegal immigrants have squatted in since 2016. Police drones, trucks, and vans, along with MAT riot police and a...

German FM Maas Expresses ''Great Respect'' For Greece's Handling of Migration

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas expressed his "great respect" for Greece on Monday, for the heavy burden placed for years upon her during the refugee crisis. Maas' remarks were made during a joint press conference he held along with his...

Germany Expresses ''Complete Confidence'' in Greece's Handling of Migration

German government spokesperson Steffen Seibert confirmed on Wednesday the German government's "complete confidence" in the actions taken by the Greek government on the issue of migration. "We have complete confidence that Greece will take the right steps," Seibert said, noting...

Turkey's Erdogan Repeats Threats to Open Europe's Gates to Migrants

The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated on Saturday his threats that he is going to allow millions of refugees and migrants to enter the European Union if Brussels does not help Turkey financially. Speaking in front of his...

Migrants Arriving from Turkey Sleep on the Streets on Greece’s Symi

The problem of the increasing migrant flows from Turkey to European shores was recently highlighted by the local authorities of the island of Symi. Symi is a small, picturesque island in the Dodecanese archipelago, that doesn’t have any facilities to...

Turkey's Erdogan Threatens to Allow Migrants to Enter Europe

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Thursday that he will open the gates for migrants to flow freely into the European Union if he doesn't get what he is asking for in Syria. The Turkish president made his remarks...

34 Individuals Arrested in Heraklion Airport for Fake Travel Documents

It was made public on Monday that the Greek authorities managed to arrest a total of 34 individuals at Heraklion airport in Crete during the last week of August for fake travel documents. More specifically, 20 men and 14 women...

Coast Guard Stops 5,608 Migrants From Illegally Entering Greece in July

The Hellenic Coast Guard issued a statement on Tuesday informing the public about its efforts carried out during the month of July to stem illegal migration into Greece. According to its official data, the Greek Coast Guard intervened in 208 separate incidents...

Greeks are the Least Optimistic Europeans About the Future of the EU

Greeks are the least optimistic Europeans concerning the future of the European Union, while the two main concerns across Europe are immigration and climate change, according to the latest Eurobarometer, which was released on Monday. According to 34 percent of respondents...