Greece Blaze is ‘Largest Wildfire Ever Recorded in EU’
A forest blaze in Greece is "the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU" and the bloc is mobilizing nearly ...
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Greece Denies Turkey Claims Over Six Migrants Killed at Sea
Greece rejected claims by neighboring Turkey that six migrants including two children drowned at sea after being pushed back by ...
EU Border Agency ‘Covered Up’ Greece’s Illegal Migrant Pushbacks
Europe's border agency Frontex routinely covered up illegal "pushbacks" of migrants by the Greek coastguard, media reports said.
‘Like Pushing a Rock’: NGOs Decry Uphill Battle for Legitimacy in Greece
Refugee aid groups in Greece, some with years of experience in the field, say trying to get onto the government's ...
Pregnant Migrant Sets Herself on Fire in Greek Camp
An eight-months pregnant Afghan asylum-seeker was released from hospital after having set herself on fire at a camp on the ...
14 Dead, Buildings Collapse as Major Quake Hits Turkey, Greece
Rescuers dug through heavy blocks of concrete with their bare hands on Friday in a desperate search for survivors from ...
EU Border Agency Investigates ‘Pushback’ Claims
Europe's border security agency Frontex said Tuesday it had opened an internal inquiry over media reports that it was involved ...
Turkey Calls for Boycott of French Goods Amid Macron Row
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday joined calls for a boycott of French goods, ramping up a standoff between ...
Greek Court Orders Neo-Nazi Leaders to Begin Jail Terms
A Greek court on Thursday ordered neo-Nazi Golden Dawn chief Nikos Michaloliakos and his former top aides to begin immediately ...
Thirteen Detained After Fire Near Second Greek Camp
Thirteen people have been detained on the Greek island of Samos after a fire threatened the local migrant camp.
Thousands Homeless as Blaze Guts Greece’s Main Migrant Camp
Greece's Lesbos island was plunged into crisis Wednesday after thousands of asylum seekers were left homeless from a huge fire ...
First Coronavirus Case in Greece’s Main Migrant Camp
Greece has confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the largest migrant camp of Moria and public health workers are ...
Thousands Face Homelessness in Greek Refugee Relocation Push
Greek authorities will start moving more than 11,200 recognized refugees from the temporary homes they were given under Greece's asylum ...
Don’t Make Refugees Political Pawns in Turkey-EU Game
The EU needs to stop treating migrants as political pawns. These people have fled wars, and if this is how ...
EU, Turkey, and Migrants: One Way or Another Europe Will Pay Dearly
Turkey's President Erdogan continues to blackmail the European Union: it either supports his Syrian 'peace missions' or the migrants keep ...
Ineffective EU Approach Means No End in Sight to Asylum Crisis
The Mediterranean asylum crisis is far from over. And since the EU’s approach of discouraging new arrivals, relying on the assistance of ...
EU Must Stop Equating Protecting Borders With Asylum Management
A focus on border security has allowed the EU not only to avoid addressing migrant rights issues but to implement ...
Refugee Aid Groups Attacked as Tensions Rock Greek Island
On Monday night, the crew of the human rights observation ship Mare Liberum said it was also "attacked by a ...
Greece to Overhaul Migrant Camps and Enforce ‘Air-Tight’ Borders
Instead of being allowed to move freely in and out of the camps, asylum-seekers will now be locked up until ...
Rights Groups Condemn Controversial New Greek Migration Law
Greece on Friday approved a law tightening asylum procedures that has been widely criticized by rights groups as harmful to ...
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