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Locals Throw Pigs' Heads at Migrant Camp Gate in Greece

Locals threw pigs' heads at the gates of a new migrant camp near Veria in northern Greece, protesting the arrival of six buses full of refugees. On Saturday night, the first six buses carrying refugees and migrants arrived at the army camp...

Bulgaria Set to Raise Fence on Border with Greece

Bulgaria is set to build a razor-wire fence along its southern border with Greece to stop possible migrant flows, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Friday. "The major threat that I see at the moment is from the Greek border,...

Βaker Οpens Ηome to Refugee Families from Idomeni Camp

As most of the European countries close their borders to the refugees and migrants, resulting in more than 50,000 people being hemmed in Greece, several Greek families are opening their homes to the refugee families. Dozens of households in northern...

Our Concern Is Νot to Ηave Children Dying in Idomeni, Alternate Migration Minister Mouzalas says

Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas on Tuesday in an interview with Alpha TV expressed fears that children may die at Idomeni. "Our concern is not to let children in the camp of Idomeni die, but this is something...

Tension Mounts With Disgruntled Migrants in Greece

The number of refugees and migrants in Greece had reached 52,207 on Tuesday with more arriving every day from Turkey illegally. As a result there is tension at the Greece-FYROM border and Piraeus Port. About 14,000 frustrated refugees at Idomeni...

Is Greece Turning Into an Ellis Island?

A European official, under conditions of anonymity, said that Greece is to become an Ellis Island, the anteroom for entry into the presumed economic paradise Europe is to the eyes of the hapless migrants landing on Aegean islands after...

Greece to Send Back 150 Illegal Migrants

Around 150 illegal migrants from Afghanistan and Pakistan arrived in custody at Piraeus Port on Tuesday in order to be transferred to a migrant detention center before they are sent back to their countries. The migrants arrived handcuffed in Hellenic...

More Than 50,000 Refugees and Migrants Currently in Greece

According to the latest count released by the Greek authorities on Monday March 21, the total of refugees and migrants that are currently in Greece has exceeded 50,000 people for the first time since the beginning of the crisis. The...

Frontex Asks for 1,500 Extra Police Officers, 50 Returns Experts to Assist Greece

The European Union border agency Frontex on Monday asked EU member-states and other countries linked to Schengen to send 1,500 police officers and 50 experts in readmissions and returns to reinforce in Greece. The aim is to support Greece...

Banner Against Closed Borders on White Tower of Thessaloniki [video]

A protesting banner against the closed borders was hung on the White Tower of Thessaloniki by the initiative "Safe passage, Stop war." The banner carried the message "Open borders, safe passage, stop wars." Police forces intervened on the scene and...