migration

According to the European Commission, the Commissioner is expected to address Greece regarding pushbacks, citing the recent European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling against Greece for the illegal deportation of a female migrant from Turkey.

The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons has raised serious concerns about the treatment of trafficking victims in the Closed Control Access Center for asylum seekers on Samos Island, Greece.

UNHCR warns of rising migrant deaths in Greece, urging safer alternatives as 45 lives are lost in 2024 amid a surge in arrivals from Turkey.

Four people have been reported dead, two of whom are children in a migrant boat shipwreck.

Eight people have been reported dead, six of whom are children, in an ongoing migrant boat shipwreck in the sea north of Samos.

Two people have died in a shipwreck in the early hours of Monday in the sea of the northern coast of Samos.

The investigation finds money ostensibly allocated to support and house migrants in Turkey is instead being used to mistreat them and forcibly deport them

Germany hosts the world's fourth-largest refugee population and leads the EU in asylum seekers. Will the new German border control measures truly ease migratory pressures, or are they merely political optics?

Angeliki Dimitriadi, Senior Research Fellow at ELIAMEP, argues that Germany's border policy is driven by political concerns but also aims to curb secondary migration and reduce refugee benefits.

Speaking about Germany's decision to close borders to migrants, the Greek PM says "Unilateral suspension of Schengen is unacceptable".

Latest violence occurs in western German town of Solingen, where a Syrian refugee with links to ISIS brutally killed 3 attendees at a public festival

Reports cite another rickety boat loaded with third country nationals attempting to reach EU territory, off Gavdos in this case; call to emergency services made

The number of arrivals in Greece increased by 166% in April 2024 compared to the same month last year

Minister of Migration Dimitris Kairidis: 'The CBS report is not true. There is no such deal with the Americans, and no such request exists'

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will head the delegation which aims to strike a deal with Cairo to stave off migration flows in exchange for €7.4 billion in aid

More funding over migration issue, revision of budget framework among the highlights for Greek side

Mitsotakis will have migration and natural disasters on his agenda at the meeting, which is a follow-up to the Council meeting of 14-15 December where EU leaders discussed revising the MFF in an effort to create long-term support for Ukraine and to add funding for STEP