Greece completes border wall extension, surveillance to deter migrants
Greece said on Friday it had completed a 40-kilometre fence on its border with Turkey and a new surveillance system was in place, amid concerns...
European migrant crisis
Greece denies Turkish claim that it killed 3 migrants
A war of words between Ankara and Athens over the migrant crisis escalated on Tuesday when Turkey’s foreign minister said without providing evidence that Greek...
Lesbos, once a Nobel peace contender, hardens its heart against migrants
“Go away, go,” a smartly dressed Greek woman in sunglasses and a black leather jacket shouted in English at about 40 migrants in a dinghy...
EU needs to stop bickering, support Greece on refugees
The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday urged European Union countries to provide more support to Greece as it faces a new wave of...
Greece offers compromise on migrant centres to placate angry islanders
Greece on Monday acted to placate locals incensed over government plans to build new migrant detention centres on outlying islands, saying it was open to a...
Greek islands should not be migrant warehouses, residents say
Residents of outlying Greek islands urged authorities on Thursday to shut overcrowded migrant camps that host thousands of asylum seekers. Hundreds protested peacefully outside Greece’s...
Poland, Hungary broke EU laws by refusing to host migrants
Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic broke the law by refusing to take in asylum seekers coming to the European Union during the chaotic summer...
Second Greek migrant camp in flames as arrivals continue to rise
A fire in a severely overcrowded migrant camp in Greece forced hundreds of people into the streets, compounding their plight with more refugees arriving on...
Greece launches measures to deal with jump in migrant flows
Greece said on Saturday it would step up border patrols and move asylum-seekers on its islands to the mainland in an effort to deal with...
Hundreds of migrants land on Greek island of Lesbos in one afternoon
Hundreds of people arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos in more than a dozen boats in one afternoon, Greek authorities and aid groups have...
