Greek Coast Guard seized a fishing boat with dozens of Turkish and Kurdish dissidents seeking refuge from Erdogan’s regime in Europe. On board of “Nemo” were 65 people, also refugees from Afghanistan and Iraqi Kurdistan.. According to local news website ilialive, 20 Turkish police officers, 10 Kurds members of PKK, …

European border agency Frontex has launched an internal investigation into press reports of alleged illegal pushbacks of migrants and refugees in the Aegean Sea. A relevant TV report broadcasted on Tuesday at German public broadcaster ARD not only displayed footage but also featured among others eye-witness accounts by Greek islanders …

Greece recorded 436 new coronavirus cases and seven more deaths in the past 24 hours, health authorities announced on Wednesday evening. Death toll rose to 469 and the number of Covid-19 patients who died in October increased to 78. Average deaths per week (last 7 days) reached 6.4, while the …

Dozens of tents were flooded and large parts of Kara Tepe refugee camp on the island of Lesvos came under water after a strong rainfall on Thursday, an expected development as many people warned about from the very first moment the camp was set up. the European Commission slogan “No …

The City of Athens has launched an information campaign about the Covid-19 pandemic for migrants and refugees in 12 languages. In a statement on Thursday, the Municipality said that the campaign will be supported by closer cooperation with migrant and refugee communities which participate in the Council for the Integration …

“Pavlo, you did it, my son, you did it, my son, my son!” With tears in her eyes, face and arms towards the sky, a figure from an ancient Greek tragedy, Magda Fyssa screams minutes after the appeals Court in Athens ruled that the neo-nazi party of Golden Dawn is …

Two Greek members of the European Parliament have called on President David Sassoli to intervene for the MEP who was elected on the Golden Dawn ticket.The call comes just hours after the Appeals Court in Athens ruled that Golden Dawn is a “criminal organization” and MEP Giannis Lagos is one …

Large crowds of people have gathered outside the Appeals court in downtown Athens on Wednesday morning, awaiting for the verdict of the neo-nazi Golden Dawn party. Five and a half years after the trial started and 453 sessions, the moment for the judges to announce the decision that will write …

One day to go before a court in Athens court will issue the much anticipated verdict in the five-year trial of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party. Judges will rule whether GD party that was in parliament from 2012-2019 operated a criminal organization, carried out attacks and murders on migrants and …

German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised Turkey for doing “remarkable work in hosting refugees” and criticized Greece for its treatment of refugees. In her speech in Germany ahead of the EU Summit, Merkel also hinted that Greece and Turkey came close to war two months ago, implying that the tension was …

New coronavirus cases jumped to 416, health authorities announced on Tuesday evening adding that 5 more Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours. The 416 cases are practical an all time record of daily cases in Greece since the outbreak late February. Last Monday, daily cases were 453, however, …

Greek authorities have prepared a case file against 33 foreign nationals, members of four non-governmental organizations dealing with refugee issues on the island of Lesvos. The case file against the specific NGOs reportedly includes the offenses of forming and joining a criminal organization, espionage, violation of state secrets, as well …

Europe has proven it is “way below par in circumstances” with its new EU Migration & Asylum Pact, said on Wednesday SYRIZA’s Giorgos Psichogios, responsible for the party’s migration and asylum policy. He said that each EU member state would now be legally required to accept their fair share of …

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proudly announced on Wednesday the Migration Pact, the EU’s proposal for Migration and Asylum. “The Pact offers a fresh start,” von der Leyen said adding that “the old system to deal with migration in the bloc no longer works.” She stressed that the …

Greek officials reiterated in the past hours the possibility of a lockdown should the latest measures do not decrease coronavirus infections and continue to put the health system under pressure, especially in Attica. Epidemiologists reportedly awaiting for the latest restrictions in force September 21 – October 4 to flatten the …

Greece recorded 170 new coronavirus cases, 7 more deaths and 13 new intubations of Covid-19 patients in the last 24 hours, health authorities announced  on Sunday evening. Total infections exceeded 15,000 and reached 15,142. Death toll rose to 338. 15 of the new cases have been detected among tourists and …

Greece’s authorities announced a package of stricter measures for Athens and the broader region of Attica in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The measures come two days after another series of restrictions were imposed. The additional measures include stricter crowd control, return to work from home for …

Police operation to move thousands of homeless refugees on the island of Lesvos to the new provisional tents camp in the military firing range of Kara Tepe is unfolding smoothly, local media report on Thursday. The operation started at 8 o’ clock in the morning with police officers urging refugees …

Questions arise as Greece’s Citizens Protection Minister has vowed to empty the island of Lesvos of all refugees by Easter.One main question is, of course, that if all 12,000 refugees leave in the next 6 months, why does Greece build a permanent camp on the island, expected to be in …

Six foreign nationals have been arrested as suspects for the fires that destroyed the refugees camp in Moria a week ago.  Five were first arrested and the last member of the group, who was at large, was arrested on Tuesday evening. Short after the six arrests, a video allegedly shot …