Coronavirus: Kisa says detainee facilities contrary to govt’s own measures
Migrant support NGO, Kisa on Friday said the government’s policy on tackling the migrant flow was threatening public health since it has led to overcrowded...
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Boat carrying migrants refused entry (Updated)
A boat carrying around 100 migrants that was spotted approaching the coast of Cyprus, some 10 nautical miles off Cape Greco, on Friday was refused...
In migrant crisis, Greece caught between EU job descriptions
When the current European Commission took office in December, its president, Ursula von der Leyen, created the role of a commissioner for ‘Promoting our European...
Cabinet approves plan to tackle spike in migrants
The government on Tuesday unveiled an action plan to tackle the recent spike in irregular migrants and asylum seekers, including a massive boost to resource...
Turkey says 2016 migrant deal with EU needs to be updated
Turkey said on Tuesday a 2016 migration deal with the EU needs to be updated in light of the crisis in northern Syria, as tensions...
Life inside Lesbos’ cramped camps
By Alexia Christodoulou At a time when more refugees are pouring into Greece, fourth year medical student Alexia Christodoulou reflects on her time volunteering at...
Berlin to take in up to 100 children from Greek refugee camps
The city of Berlin will take in 80 to 100 children from Greek refugee camps, the German capital’s senator for interior affairs told broadcaster RTL...
Teargas fired on Greek-Turkish border as migrant tensions flare
Teargas and smoke bombs clouded a Greek-Turkish land border on Saturday in a fresh flare-up in tensions over migrants seeking access to European Union territory....
Migrants dodge tear gas as Greek-Turkish border crisis deepens (V)
Migrants stuck on the Turkish side of the border with Greece tried to dodge tear gas canisters on Friday as a tense standoff between Greek...
In a bind over Turkey, EU finds money to contain immigration
European Union countries offered more money on Wednesday for border policing in Greece and humanitarian aid in Syria’s Idlib, but they were in a bind over Turkey...
Man arrested in Syrian migrant case (updated)
A 22-year-old man suspected of bringing over 101 people from Syria to Cyprus by boat from Turkey was remanded in custody for eight days on...
Flow of migrants ‘very concerning’ says president
By Jean Christou and Nick Theodoulou President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said the flow of migrants from Turkey was very concerning and suggested it could...
Boat carrying 100 migrants arrives off Famagusta (updated)
A boat carrying 101 people from Syria, including 43 minors and four pregnant women, arrived in Cyprus on Tuesday having set off from Turkey the...
Greek army, police dig in along Turkey border after migrant clashes
Greek troops and riot police remained on high alert on Tuesday along the land border between Greece and Turkey, the main flashpoint in an escalating...
Child drowns at sea off Greece in first fatality after Turkey opens border
A young Syrian boy died on Monday after being pulled from the sea when a boat capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, Greek officials...
Austria says it will stop any migrants trying to rush its border
Austria will stop any migrants attempting to rush its border if measures to halt them in Greece and through the Balkans fail, conservative Interior Minister...
Group of 14 Syrian refugees picked up in Athienou
Fourteen irregular migrants from Syria entered Cyprus in the early hours of Saturday through Athienou, a buffer-zone village in the Larnaca district, authorities said. According...
Cyprus records lower rates of overcrowding than other EU states
Cyprus has the second lowest rate of nationals living in overcrowded households among EU member states after Ireland and the lowest rate of non-EU citizens...
Turkish media says several hundred migrants walking towards Greek and Bulgarian border (Update)
Hundreds of migrants walked through northwest Turkey toward its borders with Greece and Bulgaria on Friday, Turkish media reported, after a senior official said Ankara...
Clashes break out on Greek island against migrant camp
Clashes broke out on the Greek island of Lesbos early on Tuesday between police and residents protesting the construction of a migrant detention centre, witnesses...
