Published reports of how the Coast Guard is driving off illegal migrants at the border with Greece in the Aegean Sea and also in Croatia should be thoroughly investigated, EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs Ilva Johansson said Thursday. The Commissioner referred to reports from several European media outlets about the repression of illegal migrants by […]
Without the permission of the Greek Coast Guard, NGOs are not allowed to rescue immigrants with the help of private boat owners – this is the main message of the new law passed by the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum. Violators face severe fines. The law establishes strict criteria for the participation of non-governmental organizations […]
Off the coast of the Greek island of Folegandros, a coast guard operation to rescue migrants has begun. Coast Guard vessels rushed to the scene, according to protothema.gr. A sailboat with about 50 immigrants was located south of Folegandros, in the bay of Agali. The boats attempted to approach the migrant vessel, however, as it […]
New funding for the Greek Coast Guard has not been approved, the refusal of the EU Commission is based on the so-called “illegal deportation”. As DER SPIEGEL magazine reported in today’s article, the Commission has no plans to respond to Greece’s request for funding of € 15.8 million for Coast Guard activities. Ilva Johansson, European […]
In the early morning in the sea area of Northern Evoikos, near Likhadonisi, opposite the village of Kamena Vourla, an alarm sounded: a tourist boat with 16 people (5 passengers and 11 crew members) reported that they had “run aground”. It was an ALMAHA boat bound for Skiathos. The Coast Guard and Stilida Port Authority […]
The fishing vessel sank on Friday morning off the coast of Sami, about. Kefalonia, when a yacht with four foreign passengers sailing under an Italian flag rammed him. The incident was reported by a 63-year-old fishing boat owner who informed the port authorities. Actually before the collision he had to throw himself into the sea, […]