Lesvos

Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas made a plea to the residents of the northern Aegean islands to contribute to the construction of reception centers for the migrants and refugees otherwise the agreement between EU and Turkey will be at stake. "We will not...

Turmoil prevails at the Moria hotspot on Lesvos on Monday. A large number of migrants, mostly from Pakistan, are protesting over the long stay and delays over the examination of asylum applications. Asylum Service employees abandoned the premises that the...

The mayor of Lesvos is speaking out about the dire needs of the island in coping with the flood of migrants that are living in overcrowded reception camps. Mayor Spyros Galinos recently spoke to RT about his concern with the...

The mayor of Lesvos Spyros Galinos in statements to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Wednesday underlined the insufficiency of the EU policy in the management of the refugee problem in Greece that traps thousands of people on the Greek...

Some 43 refugees were rescued late Monday by a Frontex patrol vessel in the sea region southeast of Samos island amidst strong winds and difficult sea. A total of 273 migrants and refugees arrived on the Greek islands in the last four days...

Traffickers have found new routes to carry migrants to Greece, as indicated by the large number of people who have entered the country from different spots, making registration procedures more difficult. In an attempt to circumvent the registration hot spots...

On Monday, Greek volunteers Efi Latsoudi and Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) became the latest in a long line of distinguished everyday heroes to receive UNHCR’s prestigious annual Nansen Refugee Award. Both winners of the...

A German foreign ministry spokesman on Friday declined to give any reply to questions on whether the islands of Chios, Lesvos and Limnos were Greek, while claiming to be unaware of statements made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

A migrant was stabbed on Thursday night at the Fessa camp in Oraiokastro, after a violent fight between migrants -- another one in the overcrowded hospitality facilities across Greece. Migrants of different nationalities clashed and the fights resulted in several...

About 3,000 Chios residents rallied on Wednesday protesting the migrant situation on the island and the government's announcement that two more migrant camps are to be built on the island. According to Chios "Citizen" website, locals complain that the island...