Yiannis Mouzalas
Greece
Greek Migration Minister Admits Lack of Control of Refugee Funding
Deputy Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas said that the Greek government did not have control of European Union funding allocated to handling the refugee crisis.
Speaking in parliament on Monday, Mouzalas admitted that large sums of money were given to non-government...
Greece
Majority of Makeshift Migrant Centers in Greece to be Replaced By Facilities with Running Water and Electricity
According to government plans, around three-quarters of Greece's migrant reception centers will be closed by September.
The plan is to allow the 56,000 refugees who have reached Greece's shores and found themselves unable to travel on to other destinations due...
Greece
Greek and German Ministers: EU-Turkey Deal on Migration Must be Respected and Intensified
The EU-Turkey deal on migration must be respected and the relocation and resettlement procedure must be intensified, Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas and German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière agreed on during a meeting in Berlin, according...
Greece
Refugee Carries Blind Wife While Clutching Onto Baby [pictures]
The boatloads of migrants making the perilous sea crossing over the Aegean may have dwindled, however the new arrivals continue to be impressive. A boat made its way to the shore of Skala Sykamnia on the island of Lesvos...
Greece
Brexit to Hamper Refugee Relocation in the EU, Says Migration Minister
Britain’s exit from the European Union will curve an already minimal appetite among member-states to push ahead with the relocation of refugees from Greece to other countries, Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas said in an interview with...
Greece
Pilot Program to Allow Fixed Presence of Greek Lawyers in Two Refugee Centers
Greek Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas agreed to allow the fixed presence of lawyers in two refugee hospitality centers in Eleonas, Attica, and in Moria, Lesvos, following a meeting with the head of the Athens Bar Association, Vasilis Alexandris, on...
Greece
Greek PM: Success of EU-Turkey Deal Will Depend on Low Migration Flows
The deal achieved between the European Union and Turkey was a diplomatic success for Greece in collaboration with Cyprus, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday after the European Council meeting on the migration crisis. He warned, however,...
Greece
Migration Minister Mouzalas Describes Delays in Refugee Management at LIBE Meeting
The responsibilities of Europe as well as Greece for the so far failed attempt to manage the refugee crisis were stressed by Alternate Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas during a speech at the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home...
Greece
Situation in Idomeni Is 'Tragic and Unacceptable,' EU Migration Commissioner Says
The situation at the refugee camp in Idomeni was "tragic and unacceptable," European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said after a visit to the makeshift camp near Greece's border on Tuesday, accompanied by Greece's Alternate...
Greece
Mouzalas: Greece Asked EU to Activate Relocation, Readmission of Refugees
European Union interior ministers discussed the implementation of the EU-Turkey action plan during their meeting in Brussels on Thursday, Greek Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas after the meeting.
The minister said his EU counterparts also finally discussed after...