EU pledges $182M more for Greek island refugee camps

The EU on Monday called the situation of refugee camps in the Greek islands unacceptable and pledged an additional €155 million ($182 million) for the building of the two new camps on Lesbos and Chios.

Grèce: le "cocktail migratoire" devient explosif sur les îles

Désespoir des migrants, mobilisation de l'extrême droite, manque de soutien européen : les ingrédients sont réunis en Grèce pour rendre explosif le cocktail migratoire sur les îles où plus de 16.000 exilés sont bloqués par l'accord UE-Turquie. Après Lesbos et Samos ces dernières semaines, la tension a gagné depuis mercredi l'île de Chios.

Chios island camp in Greece attacked. Greek police said the four were three Algerian teenagers and an Iranian man.

Unidentified assailants have thrown petrol bombs, fireworks and stones at migrants' tents in Souda, on the Greek island of Chios, forcing about 150 people to flee.

Griechenland will Flüchtlingssituation auf Lesbos verbessern

Die Lage auf der Agäis-Insel Lesbos ist desolat: Viel zu viele Flüchtlinge, kaum noch Touristen. Jetzt hat die griechische Regierung einen Maßnahmenkatalog erstellt, um die Situation zu verbessern.

Grecia devuelve a Turquía a los primeros 200 inmigrantes

Grecia expulsó este lunes a Turquía sin que se produjeran incidentes a los primeros 202 inmigrantes en el marco del acuerdo firmado entre Ankara y la Unión Europea (UE).

Refugee clash at Greek center leaves three wounded

At least three people were wounded in fresh clashes between refugees in the Greek island of Chios Friday, as authorities ponder taking drastic measures such as evacuation to deal with the recurring problem.

Dutch gov't plans to expand support for EU external border

The core of the team will consist of military police and it should be able to be deployed at short notice, he added...

At the Nobel Peace Prize offered to nominate residents of six Greek islands

Residents of a number of Greek islands which assisted refugees nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize according to The Guardian. We are talking about a population of Lesvos Kos Chios Samos Rhodes and Leros.

Greece sees record 48,000 arrivals in past five days: IOM

Greece has seen a record 48,000 migrants and refugees land on its shores in the space of just five days, the International Organization for Migration said on Oct. 23.