Greek Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis has released the findings of an NIS secret report saying Somali immigrants have been purchasing their passage to Lesvos and Chios for between 500 to 800 euros to be transferred illegally to the Greek islands via boats from Turkey’s coasts. The investigation has helped to locate and stop over 2,500 illegal immigrants from Somalia, who were ready to cross into Greek territory from Turkey.
A group of 121 asylum seekers including 28 unaccompanied minors with medical needs who were living in migrant camps on the Greeks islands, arrived in Germany on Wednesday in order to be…
A group of 175 asylum seekers are leaving for Germany today, consisting of 85 unaccompanied minors and 90 families with children from migrant camps on the Greek islands, in order to be…
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published an interview that Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias had with Proto Thema. Proto Thema: How difficult was it to reach an agreement with Italy on…
Russia’s Ambassador to Athens in an interview with APE-MPE, joined the European Union and the United States in saying that islands do have a continental shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in…
The Foreign Ministers of Greece, Cyprus, France, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain, a group dubbed the ‘Med7’, issued a joint declaration on Thursday calling on “all countries of the region to respect…
A Turkish official said that his country will react if Greece builds a border wall. Egemen Bağış, Turkish Ambassador to Prague and former Minister of EU Affairs, made the threats on Turkish…
Ankara is again openly threatening to try and attempt to asymmetrically invade Greece with illegal immigrants, almost two months after their initial failure. In an interview with DIM TV in Turkey, Turkish…
Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulidis addressed Radio Proto on foreign policy, commenting on yesterday’s teleconference with Greece, France, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, while sending his own response to Turkey, according…
German Deputy Interior Minister, Helmut Teichmann said that Greece did an excellent job guarding Europe’s border, but fell short of criticising Turkey for its illegal actions and dangerous behaviour. He also called…
The Northern Aegean islands of Lesvos, Samos and Chios will be in total lockdown on Wednesday 22nd January, as local councils decided to go on a 24-hour strike to protest the government’s…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, took aim at Turkey during a media interview with Bloomberg accusing it of not doing enough concerning the immigration crisis in the Aegean. Mitsotakis conducted the interview…
Alternate Citizen Protection Minister for Migration Policy, George Koumoutsakos announced that the Mitsotakis government was preparing a comprehensive “master plan” tackling all aspects of the migration and refugee issue. The announcement was…
Riots between migrants and police broke out on Wednesday at the Moria refugee camp. According to reports, the violence broke out at noon at the tent hosting unaccompanied refugee minors. Approximately 300…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a joint press conference in Berlin on Thursday following their meeting. The two leaders discussed everything from bilateral issues on economic…
Greece’s Citizen Protection Ministry issued a statement on Wednesday confirming that a delegation of German specialists on issues of migration, met with their Greek counterparts to find ways of collaborating and dealing…
Greece’s Deputy Migration Policy Minister, Giorgos Koumoutsakos said that Lesvos saw a 44 percent increase in illegal immigration due to new ‘corridors’ of refugee and migrant flows. Koumoutsakos made the claims during a…
The Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) published its bulletin on Thursday with the alarming title: “SOS: Greek population is decreasing and ageing,” referring to country’s population decline for the first time since…
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be highlighting the issue of immigration at a dinner of the EU Member State leaders, at an informal summit in Austria tomorrow Thursday. According to government…