refugees
Greece
Mitsotakis, Schulz Agree Greece's Borders Should Not Close
The refugee issue dominated a meeting between main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the president of the European Parliament Martin Schulz on Wednesday in Brussels.
Mitsotakis underlined that Greece's northern borders should not close and Schulz shared the...
Greece
Kos Bishop: Foreign Reporters Pay Refugees to Play Victims of Drowning
Foreign reporters pay refugees 20 euros to act as if they have drowned, said Bishop of Kos and Nisyros Nathanael.
The unusual testimony was made during a radio interview on Alpha 98.9 on Wednesday. Bishop Nathanael said that, "I witnessed...
Greece
Afghan Couple Arrive in Chios Carrying Dead Child
A tragic incident occurred at 8:30 am at the Agia Ermioni area of Chios when an Afghan couple came out of a boat crying, carrying their dead 4-year-old child.
According to the Chios Port Authority, the cause of death of...
Greece
Commission President: Closing EU Borders Is Not Acceptable
"It would be neither legally nor politically acceptable to work with third countries in order to close the border in one of our member states," European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said.
Speaking to German newspaper Bild, the EC chief referred...
Greece
Greece Completes Refugee Hotspots Amid Citizen Reactions
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...
Greece
Migration Minister Criticizes Visegrad Four for Demanding Border Closures
Alternate Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas criticized on Tuesday the countries of the Visegrad Group – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia – for insisting that borders should close, saying they are affected by xenophobia and are targeting...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras and Tusk: Effective Management of Refugee Flows Is an International and European Issue
The effective management of the refugee and migratory flow is an international and European issue and it requires a common European approach with respect to the principles of international law and the EU, solidarity and the need for fair...
Greece
The Visegrad States’ Posture on Europe’s Refugee Crisis Poses a Real Threat to Greece
Virtually since the start of Europe’s refugee crisis, the Visegrad states have adopted a posture on the issue that is antithetical to Europe’s values and poses a real threat to European integration.
The Visegrad group consists of Poland, the Czech...
Crime
Two Suspects of Paris Terrorist Attacks Linked to Greece
Two men being held in Austria on suspicion of links to the Paris terrorist attacks in November passed through the Greek island of Leros, according to a Kathimerini newspaper report.
The two suspects are French citizens of Algerian and Pakistani...
Greece
Defense Minister: Some Countries Will Shut their Borders to Greece
Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said that "it is a given that some neighboring countries will close their borders with Greece," referring to the migrant flow in Europe.
The closing of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) border to...