November 5, 2019
Greece
Someone who refuses help to refugees and migrants is “neither Greek nor Christian,” Bishop of Dimitriados and Almyros, Ignatios, amid growing protests by local communities against their resettlement from the islands. Speaking to Alpha FM, Ignatios said “I cannot accept anyone who refuses to help refugees and immigrants. For me, …
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November 4, 2019
Refugees
Greek police released 80 migrants from a container truck near the town of Xanthi in north-eastern Greece on Monday morning. Due to suffocating conditions many of them suffered respiratory problems. The truck driver was arrested. Several people lay on the asphalt. It was short after the tolls on Egnatia highway …
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November 3, 2019
Politics, Refugees
Giannitsa, Serres, Kos, Leros… No a day passes without local communities to protest the resettlement of refugees and migrants to the Greek mainland or from one island to another. Residents of Paralimni by Giannitsa in North Greece blocked the roads to prevent refugees to settle in local hotels. A day …
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November 2, 2019
Greece, Politics
The European Commission expects the Greek authorities to follow up on the allegations of the Turkish ministry of foreign affairs over migrants’ mistreatment and the illegal practice of “pushback”, a Commission spokesperson has said. “The Commission is always concerned about reports of mistreatment of migrants and refugees and takes such …
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October 31, 2019
Refugees
Appalling living conditions for the over 3,700 refugees and migrants in the hot spot of Kos. “We are living like mice. We are looking for cardboard boxes and reeds to make ourselves a place to sleep. At night, there is no electricity. You look for an empty space between others, …
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October 23, 2019
Refugees
One toddler drown, another one and one man are missing, and nine people got injured when a vessel of the Greek Coast Guard rammed a boat carrying refugees and migrants off the island of Kos in the early morning hours of Wednesday. On board of the boat were 34 people. …
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October 16, 2019
Greece, Politics
“There must be consequences for EU member states that choose to not bear the burden of the migration-refugee problem,” Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, said on Wednesday. With a clear hint to Turkey’s threats, Mitsotakis said that “Europe is not threatened with balckmails. However, he warned that Europe “must be …
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October 14, 2019
Refugees
A fire broke out at the Reception and Identification Center of the islands of Samos late on Monday evening. According to initial media reports, the situation is serious, tents and buildings are burning down. A big force of firefighters is trying to extinguish the blaze. Thousands of refugees and migrants …
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October 3, 2019
Greece
Greece is desperately seeking to halt the refugees and migrants flows and intensifies its contacts with Turkey and the European Union. Migration Policy Minister, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, is meeting with the Turkish Interior Minister and high ranking officials of the Foreign Ministry in Ankara on Thursday. A delegation of the EU …
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October 1, 2019
Greece
Greece has announced a series of measures for unaccompanied minors currently in the islands hot spots in the Aegean Sea. Main target is to improve the living conditions of unaccompanied minors in Greece, Deputy Labor and Social Affairs Minister, Domna Michailidou, said in a statement issued on Tuesday. She stressed …
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September 24, 2019
Refugees
Refugees and migrants keep flocking to the islands of the Aegean Sea, with more than 800 people to have arrived in less than the last 48 hours. Several boats landed on the islands of Lesvos, Chios and Samos that already host must more people than they can afford. A total …
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September 23, 2019
Greece
“We will seal the Evros river for refugees and will step up measures in the Aegean Sea,” Greek Defense Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, said on Monday. Stressing that it is not thousands who cross the border from Turkey in North-East Greece but much less, he added “no one will soon pass …
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September 23, 2019
Refugees
In an operation that started at 6:30 Monday morning, Greek police removed dozens of refugees and migrants from another squat in Exarchia district of Athens. More than 143 foreign nationals, including many families, had to pack their things and leave the building that was occupied since 2015. Among them there …
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September 23, 2019
Refugees
The remote island of Symi is sending S.O.S. The ongoing arrivals of migrants and refugees has created a state of emergency. Some 400 people, among them many children, have landed on the small island that has absolute no facilities to accommodate them. The people are sleeping on the streets, there …
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September 22, 2019
Refugees
Ten migrants posing as a volleyball team have been detained at Athens airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” after attempting to travel to Switzerland illegally. The group arrived at the airport wearing matching sports uniforms, carrying two volleyballs and two sports bags. At the passport control, the customs officer suspected fraud and the …
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September 19, 2019
Refugees
150 refugees and migrants, among them 30 babies and children, were removed from two squats close to Acharnon Avenue near Vathis Square in downtown Athens on Thursday morning. In a coordinated police operation that started short after 6 o’ clock in the morning, 150 refugees and migrants from Syria, Afghanistan …
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September 16, 2019
Refugees
The powerful winds in the Aegean Sea had halted new arrivals of refugees and migrants, but only for short time, that is Sunday. A total of 141 people landed on the shores on the island of Lesvos on Monday morning. Between Friday and Saturday, a total of 131 had reached …
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September 13, 2019
Refugees
Children are the real victims of the Migration policy, many of them are not in position to comply with the harsh realities. According to a press release by Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Greece, in the summer months of July and August, three children attempted suicide and …
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September 8, 2019
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated on Saturday his threat to open the border to Europe for Syrian refugees, noting that Ankara alone cannot afford another potential migration flow from Syria. There is a “new migration threat” from the Syrian province of Idlib along the Turkish border, Erdogan said, urging …
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September 6, 2019
Uncategorized
The German government says it is closely watching as the number of migrants reaching the Greek islands has seen a jump. Government spokeswoman Martina Fietz said the increase in migrants coming to the islands by sea “needs to be taken seriously.” But she also stressed Friday that the latest arrival …
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