In its latest report submitted to Greek Parliament on Monday, the Bank of Greece estimates that the country’s economy is set to contract by 4.4% to 9.4% this year. According to its…
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Greek Police in Evros are ready to face a new wave of tens of thousands of immigrants, who will try to illegally enter Greece. Turkey’s (failed) asymmetric invasion attempt in March sounded…
Referring to a Frontex report, Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarachi stated that Greece is not currently the main gateway for migration into the European Union, ANT news reported. Based on the…
President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited the accommodation facilities for unaccompanied migrant minors in Ilion (a suburb west of Athens), on Thursday, ANT news reported. She was accompanied by Eirini Agapidaki, Greek Special…
Thirty-six illegal immigrants were rescued in the early hours of the morning by the Hellenic Coast Guard, in the sea area between the Turkish coast and the northwestern coast of Lesvos. The…
Between June 1- 7, 72 illegal immigrants arrived on the Aegean islands, an increase from the previous week’s 55 arrivals but a decrease from last year’s 766 arrivals during the same period,…
An olive grove was burnt by illegal immigrants on the East Aegean island of Lesvos. The burning of the olive grove took place in Moria, the location of the infamous migrant camp.…
Some 550 refugees from the island of Lesvos who were granted with an international protection applicant’s card, have departed from the island over the last four days. Of those, 150 left on…
Guards at the Greek-Turkish border at Evros have been on high alert, after reports that circulated in both Turkish and Greek media about the movement of illegal immigrants to Greece. However, nothing…
In the last few hours, tensions have escalated on the Turkish side of the Evros border. According to Radioevros.gr, citing reliable sources, illegal immigrants were seen arriving by buses to the Turkish town…
US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Francis Fannon called on Turkey to refrain from any provocative actions, during an online discussion on the East Med pipeline and trilateral partnership between Greece,…
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…
A Member of the European Parliament revealed that Turkish challenges in the Aegean is not only tolerated by some in the European Union, but actually funded by the European Corvette, ProtoThema reported.…
Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hami Aksoy criticised a letter Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent to European leaders that proposed more funds in return of fewer refugees from Turkey to Europe. Aksoy…
Opinion Piece We’ve spent the last six years watching refugees and economic migrants arrive in droves on the Greek mainland and islands. Statistics from UNHCR show that since 2014, when the migration crisis…
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…
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…
Greece’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikos Dendias held a joint press conference with his Spanish counterpart, Arancha González Laya following their meeting in Madrid on Monday. During the joint press conference, both Dendias…
Yesterday, after 2,000 refugees from Moria camp began marching towards the capital of Mytilene to protest against poor living conditions and faster processing of their asylum cases, residents on the eastern Aegean island have demanded a response…