refugees

The Hellenic Coast Guard apprehended two Turkish nationals on Monday, suspected of assisting the trafficking of Syrian refugees to the Greek islands. According to Greek media, the men were caught facilitating the smuggling of 14 Syrian refugees to the Greek island of Kalymnos. "The...

Greek Police announced on Friday the launch, in collaboration with EU border agency Frontex, of round-the-clock ID checks of volunteers and non-governmental organizations (NGO) currently operating in the North Aegean and assisting refugees arriving on the islands. "It is not our...

Greece is dealing successfully with the refugee crisis, Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Amanatidis said on Friday in an interview with Praktorio 104.9 FM. He also expressed optimism that the European Union and the institutions will recognize the efforts being...

The European Union said that Turkey is not doing everything in its power to decrease the refugee flow crossing the European borders, despite the country’s commitment to do so two months ago. "We are a long way from being satisfied," European...

Greece's Deputy Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas stated that tens of thousands of migrants will end up being stranded in Greece and the refugees to migrants ratio is now one to one, while it used to be 80% to 20%. Mouzalas spoke on...

Nearly 1.1 million people registered as migrants within the German borders last year. In figures released Wednesday, Germany said 428,468 migrants were part of the flood of people exiting Syria. Syrians, fleeing a violent war at home, were by far the largest...

Slovakia will send 25 police officers to help FYROM guard the Balkan country's borders strained by migrants flooding to the European Union, Prime Minister Robert Fico said Tuesday. More than 1 million refugees and migrants came to the European Union...

British actress Vanessa Redgrave is in Athens in order to visit refugee and migrant hospitality facilities on Tuesday. The award-winning actress is also known for her activism. On Tuesday, at noon, she will visit the refugee hospitality camp in Eleonas,...

The bodies of 21 migrants and refugees who were attempting to cross from Turkey to the Greek islands when their boat capsized due to the rainy weather conditions, washed up in the Aegean district of Ayvalık, Turkey on Tuesday, Greek media reports. The boat transporting migrants...

Simon Lewis, an Australian volunteer lifesaver from Melbourne is traveling to Greece, to participate in the efforts to rescue refugees, attempting to reach the Greek island of Lesvos. Over the last year, thousands of migrants and refugees have lost their...