Yiannis Mouzalas

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos, in his first briefing on Friday to the press since assuming the post, referred to the issues of refugees and the operation on independent authorities in Greece. On the refugees issue, he expressed...

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...

The Greek government tore into European governments with allegations that the country is not doing its part in protecting Europe from the inflow of refugees and migrants. And rightly so. EU’s “big and unfair blame game against Greece,” to use...

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...

Deputy Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas said that refugees see Greece as a transit country and that Turkey is not doing its part in stemming the migrant inflow. Speaking to Deutsche Welle, the Greek deputy reiterated that the refugee problem is...

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...

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,...

Victoria Square in Athens has turned into a makeshift camping area for refugees, while the weather conditions in the country have taken a turn for the worse. In total, more than 500 refugees have found shelter in the square,...