Greece’s Government announced this week that it is holding off plans to build new closed migrant detention camps on the Greek islands, to allow for negotiations with local authorities who strongly oppose…
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We continue our weekly snapshot on the migrant crisis on the Greek islands from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The latest figures concern the arrivals of migrants…
Following the recent protests from the migration crisis enveloping the Greek islands, Greek City Times will continue to publish a weekly snapshot on the situation from the Office of the United Nations…
The Greek government has announced plans to install floating barriers in the sea between its Aegean islands and the coast of Turkey to prevent illegal migrants from reaching the country. Amnesty International…
French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged France would support Greece and dispatch war frigates to the country if a standoff with Turkey over regional energy reserves intensifies. According to The Guardian, Greece’s Prime Minister, Kyriakos…
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, have released the latest figures concerning the arrivals of migrants and refugees to Greece via the Aegean islands for the period 20…
Following its anti-diplomatic stance towards Greece through a series of provocations over the last 12 months, Turkey appears to be offering an olive branch albeit deeply embedded in defensive rhetoric in a…
Travellers have rated Greek hotels as the best in the world for quality and services with Greece holding the first position on the Global Review Index (GRI) for 2019, outscoring its rivals with a rating of…
Thousands of local residents and business owners on the Greek islands, hardest hit by migration, led protest demonstrations demanding that the government ease the severe overcrowding in refugee camps. Most shops…
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has released the latest figures concerning the arrivals of migrants and refugees to Greece via Aegean islands, for the period 13 Jan…
Greek ferry fares are expected to increase by as much as 10 percent in the coming period in view of rising fuel costs following the implementation of IMO 2020, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) low sulphur…
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has released the latest figures concerning the arrivals of migrants and refugees to Greece for the period 30 December 2019 – 05…
According to the latest report from the UN Refugee Agency in Greece, this week saw the arrival of 819 people on the Aegean islands, a decrease from last week’s 1,739 arrivals but…
It was the historic battleship that defended Greece in the Balkan Wars, participated on behalf of the Allies in both World Wars and even transported troops to Asia Minor. Now it has…
Greece’s government has announced plans to overhaul the country’s migration management system. They are set to replace overcrowded camps on the islands with more restricted facilities and will move 20,000 migrants from…
A severe weather warning has been issued across the country today, Wednesday, 13th of November, as a hailstorm dubbed “Victoria” has already hit parts of Greece. Heavy rain, hailstorms, and thunderstorms caused…
Greek police announced they have arrested three local men on the Aegean island of Kalymnos for allegedly stealing ancient shipwrecks and removing more than two dozen intact pottery vases. In a statement…
Ports across Athens were packed today as locals are leaving the capital city to head for their summer holiday on the islands, ahead of Greece’s much anticipated Orthodox holiday “The Dormition of…
Spring is here but it looks like winter weather is not over yet, as meteorologists are predicting intense rainfall and scattered rainstorms mostly in the western and the southern parts of Greece,…
Greece’s leading airline, Aegean Airlines is preparing the sale of bonds on March 5 and 7 to raise over 226 million dollars for down payments on new A320neo Airbus aircraft and the…