The number of people caught trying to enter the EU illegally dropped last year to its lowest level in seven years, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency reported. An estimated 124,000…
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Cyprus has issued the second highest number of first residence permits per 1000 of population at 26%, whilst Greece sits below the EU 7% average at under 5%, according to the latest…
#GreeceMistreatingRefugees – this became one of the top trending hashtags on Twitter in Pakistan yesterday. With the Turkish lira 7.13 to the dollar, the famous state-funded AK Trolls, the “online army” of…
According to German media reports, the German parliament’s budget committee on Wednesday was considering giving 32 million euros to Turkey to battle people smuggling operations. The money is intended “to support Turkey…
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex released its report on Wednesday which pointed to a reduction in the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes…
Greek authorities have busted a major racket offering illegal naturalisations that helped dozens of Syrians and Lebanese immigrants to fraudulently acquire Greek citizenship. The revelation came from the General Inspector of Public…
The head of EU delegation in Turkey, Christian Berger claimed in an interview with Greek news agency ANA that the 2016 EU-Turkey to stem the flow of immigrants and manage the ensuing…
by Aggelos Skordas More than a dozen refugees, mainly Syrians, stranded in Greece for months or even years have pitched tents opposite the Parliament building in Athens Syntagma Square, demanding the acceleration…