illegal migrants

Migrant search and rescue ship denied entry into Lesvos

Residents on the island of Lesvos prevented the NGO ship 'Mare Liberum' to tie at the port of Mytilini for…

March 6, 2020

Turkey sends police to the border to stop Greece pushing migrants back

Turkey is deploying 1,000 special police forces along its border with Greece to halt the pushback of migrants towards its…

March 6, 2020

Greece plans to deport illegal migrants who arrived after March 1

Greece will transfer all migrants who arrived illegally in the country after the 1st March 2020, to the northern Greek…

March 5, 2020

Germany to ‘bribe’ Turkey with 32 million euros to stop people smugglers

According to German media reports, the German parliament's budget committee on Wednesday was considering giving 32 million euros to Turkey…

March 5, 2020

EU Council President backs Greece during talks with Turkish President

The European Council in a statement issued on Wednesday, said that Council President Mr. Charles Michel "reiterated his support to Greece, Bulgaria…

March 5, 2020

Germany sends officers to boost Greek borders as more than 30,000 prevented from illegal entry

Germany’s Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that is was dispatching one helicopter and twenty police officers to boost the guarding…

March 5, 2020

Greek government denies Turkish claims that migrant was shot by Greek police trying to cross border

Turkish officials said Greek forces had killed a 'migrant' and wounded five others on Wednesday, as they tried to cross…

March 4, 2020

It’s time the United States stands with Greece

The Hellenic American Leadership Council has created a campaign to rally support for the current crisis happening at the Greek…

March 4, 2020

Erdoğan states that Europe must support Turkey in Syria if it wants to resolve the migration crisis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that European countries must support Turkey's "solutions" in Syria if they want to resolve…

March 4, 2020

More than 25,000 illegal migrants denied entry on Greek border, another 218 arrested for illegal entry

Greek authorities on Tuesday reported that some 26,532 migrants have been denied entry to Greece via the Evros Greek-Turkish border…

March 4, 2020

Greece to build its own 'wall' at sea to deal with migrant crisis

The Greek government has announced plans to install floating barriers in the sea between its Aegean islands and the coast…

January 31, 2020

United Nations: Situation at refugee centers on Greek islands at “boiling point”

by Aggelos Skordas The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) urged the Greek government on Friday to immediately address the situation…

September 1, 2018

Refugees block national highway to protest poor living conditions

On Monday afternoon around 100 refugees and migrants living in the nearby Malakasa Hospitality Center blocked the Athens-Lamia national highway…

August 28, 2018
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