unaccompanied children

Unaccompanied refugee children relocated from Greece to Portugal

Unaccompanied refugee children relocated from Greece to Portugal

Fourteen unaccompanied children left Greece on Thursday to relocate to Portugal. In a post on social media, the new UNHCR…

2 years ago

Burnt Moria refugee camp is a "garbage dump"

Photographs published today by Protothema, show that the burnt Moria refugee camp has turned into "garbage dump," which residents of…

4 years ago

139 illegal immigrants relocated to Germany

One hundred and thirty-nine vulnerable illegal immigrants who had been living in overcrowded Greek island camps, have been relocated to…

4 years ago

Greece transfers hundreds of migrants from Lesvos to mainland

Some 700 migrants, mostly families or members of vulnerable groups, left Lesvos on Monday and boarded a ferry to the…

4 years ago

243 positive coronavirus cases detected at new Kara Tepe camp

Greece confirmed 243 positive covid-19 cases at the new temporary hosting facility for migrants and refugees at Kara Tepe on…

4 years ago

Thousands of protesters march in Berlin in support of refugees in Greece

Protesters in Germany's capital on Sunday demanded that the government do more to help migrants stranded on Greek islands following…

4 years ago

Germany will take in about 1,500 migrants from Greece

According to government sources, Germany wants to take in about 1,500 migrants stranded on Greek islands following a series of…

4 years ago

6% of the 12,500 homeless Moria camp residents rehoused

Just over 6% of the 12,500 refugees who are homeless after the fire at Moria last week, have been rehoused in…

4 years ago

Greece to build permanent migrant centre to replace overcrowded Moria

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday announced that Greece will build a permanent migrant reception centre on Lesvos to replace the…

4 years ago

EU must "assume its responsibilities" on the migration crisis, says Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece expressed his “deepest sorrow” over the destruction of the Moria refugee camp on…

4 years ago

Protesters outside the European Parliament in Brussels call for the evacuation of Moria camp

In front of the European Parliament building in Brussels, protestors on Wednesday demanded the evacuation of the Moria refugee camp…

4 years ago

Thousands of homeless Moria camp residents will be temporarily housed in boats, navy ships & tents

A passenger ferry and two Navy landing ships will accommodate about 2,000 refugees who are homeless after the fire at…

4 years ago

Germany to take another 100 refugee children from Greece

One hundred refugee children will be relocated to Germany on Friday, following an agreement in March, a spokesperson of Germany's…

4 years ago

Greek President: Unaccompanied minors need the European Union's assistance, solidarity and care

On the occasion of World Refugee Day, President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou underlined the need for greater support…

4 years ago

Germany to take another 249 refugee children from Greece

Two hundred and forty-nine refugee children will be relocated to Germany, the country’s interior minister Horst Seehofer announced on Wednesday,…

4 years ago

France to welcome 750 asylum seekers from Greece

Greece’s Alternate Minister of Migration and Asylum Giorgos Koumoutsakos announced that 750 asylum seekers will be relocated to France, following…

4 years ago

Portugal to take 500 unaccompanied children from Greek refugee camps

Five hundred unaccompanied refugee children will be relocated to Portugal as soon as restrictions on movement imposed to contain the…

4 years ago

Finland to take 100 unaccompanied children from Greek refugee camps

One hundred unaccompanied refugee children and thirty adult refugees will be relocated to Finland, as agreed during a phone call…

4 years ago

Ten countries offer to help Greece relocate more than 900 refugee children

Some ten European countries have offered to host more than 900 unaccompanied children currently living in Greece, according to government…

4 years ago

5,000 migrants on Greek islands offered return to their countries

Greece’s Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarachi on Thursday announced the creation of a temporary mechanism for the voluntary return…

4 years ago