Refugees staged a sit-in outside the Greek parliament in Athens, demanding shelter Just before Easter, police in Athens raided a building where a group of refugees had been sheltering, arrested several of them and sent the rest either to camps … Read More
Refugees and migrants keep arriving to Greece, despite the reduction in numbers, following the EU-Turkey deal of 2016. File photo More than five thousand refugees and migrants came to Greece during the first sixty-three days of 2019, according to the … Read More
File Photo Hundreds of refugees in Greece will be removed from their homes by the end of March, with thousands to follow later in the year, according to a report by Rory O’Keeffe, founder and manager of Koraki NGO. The report says … Read More
Superbugs resistant to antibiotics cause more than 33,000 deaths in the EU each year, according to a new study. Scientists say the picture has become worse since 2007, with Italy and Greece by far the hardest hit. A study by … Read More
THESSALONIKI, Greece — A strong earthquake has struck off Greece’s western coast near the tourist island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea. Authorities say there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter of the … Read More
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Several hundred asylum-seekers camped outside a police station Monday in northern Greece, lining up to be arrested and formally processed as a surge in illegal migration overwhelmed authorities in the region. After sleeping on benches and … Read More
Unless Europe urgently steps up its support to tens of thousands of refugees in Greece, harsh winter conditions may claim lives of vulnerable families living in squalid conditions. “We’re facing a preventable human catastrophe. The refugee camp in Lesvos is … Read More
Camp Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos, is a visible reminder of Europe’s hardening stance toward migrants. Refugees and migrants at Camp Moria on the island of Lesbos, Greece, last month.CreditCreditAris Messinis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images It may seem … Read More
More than 140 refugees arrived in just four days from September 1 to 4, in what the Cypriot government said was a significant spike in irregular immigration. Cyprus appealed on Wednesday to the European Union for more help in dealing … Read More