The Greek coastguard launched a search and rescue operation on Friday after a boat carrying about 150 people, believed to be migrants, got into trouble off the country’s southwestern coast. The Coast Guard said a passing cargo ship raised the alarm when it bumped into a half-sunken wooden boat about 70 nautical miles (130 km) […]
The new Samos refugee camp, opened with fanfare, is a source of pride for the Greek authorities and criticism of non-governmental organizations. Minister of Migration Notis Mitarakis, opening on Saturday new camp on the island of Samos, said that in a few months, similar objects will be opened in Kos and Leros, and in 2022 […]
The fire broke out on the night from Sunday to Monday in the abandoned buildings of the center for the reception of migrants in Vati, on the island of Samos. Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis opened a new camp on Samos on Saturday, announcing that similar facilities will open in a few months on Kos and […]
Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis opened on Saturday a new closed (prison) camp for migrants in Vati, on the island of Samos, saying that in a few months, similar facilities will be opened in Kos and Leros, and in 2022 in Chios and Lesvos. The new structure for migrants in Samos accommodates 3,000 people. “Samos is […]
The Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum has announced an information campaign to convince Afghan citizens not to try to get to Greece. The campaign is funded by 75% with EU funds. The campaign, worth € 73,532 (inclusive of VAT), will run for 3 months and will include video and online banners, multi-social media promotions […]
Dozens of migrants were captured by thermal imagers while trying to cross the Greek border in Evros with the help of “curators” from Turkey. Human traffickers from Turkey attempted to smuggle more than 60 illegal migrants, as shown by the video presented by Open, made with the thermal imaging camera of the border patrol. The […]
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 […]
Polish President Andrzej Duda introduced a state of emergency on the border with Belarus. The reason is the situation with migrants and not only, according to the press secretary of the head of state, Blazhei Spikhalsky. Earlier, the Cabinet of Ministers asked the President for a special regime. After the official promulgation, the document signed […]
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 […]