Schengen

A European Commission report focusing on the progress made by Greece in the handling of the refugee crisis says that some progress has been made by the Greek authorities, but more remains to be done. First, the report notes that...

In an interview on Der Spiegel International, head of the EU border agency Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri puts Europe’s refugee/migrant crisis in perspective when he says “we should have no illusions” about the problem that is currently tearing apart the...

Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday said he is committed to do everything possible to make the problem of irregular migration manageable and avoid any possibility of Greece being expelled from the Schengen zone. In a statement issued after...

The issue of 'evicting' any member-state from the Schengen area was neither raised nor discussed, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said on Friday, while speaking at the Economist's 'The World in 2016 Gala Dinner' in...

Deputy Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas admitted on Friday that Greece is in real danger of being expelled from the Schengen zone. "It can be seen happening that Greece is expelled from the Schengen Agreement, there are such talks behind closed...

The Greek government is annoyed and concerned over the ultimatum given by the European Commission to better protect its borders from the migrant influx and the threat to be expelled from the Schengen zone. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reacted...

European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis told a news conference  in Brussels that the issue of Greece’s debt is in no way connected with issues that concern the Schengen Agreement. He reiterated EU’s official position on the matter of...

Professor Noam Chomsky talks about Europe's refugee crisis and the Greek debt drama in an exclusive interview. Europe is torn apart as there is no end to the arrival of ever greater number of refugees and migrants, while many European...

The Schengen issue was not discussed at the EU ministers meeting in Amsterdam, Greek Alternate Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas noted, revealing that only the Belgian minister touched the issue. "An unbelievable minister proposed setting up a camp for 300,000 refugees in...

Greece must comply with the rules of the Schengen zone, the Dublin Treaty and the agreements it has signed during EU summits, was the message sent after the informal council of justice and interior ministers in Amsterdam. The European Commission...