Six migrants die of exposure in Turkish-Greek border region
The bodies of six migrants were found on the Greek-Turkish border in the Evros region in recent days. They appeared to have died from exposure, a Greek coroner said.
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Germany sends aid to Greece
Germany has sent goods worth more than €1.5 million to Greece to help address the recent influx in refugee and migrant numbers there. However, the German government rejected requests to take in any of the 100,000 asylum seekers stuck in Greece.
Number of migrants on Greek islands peak at more than 40,000
The number of migrants and refugees stuck on the Greek islands has peaked at above 40,000. The Greek government hopes that the introduction of new laws next year will help bring the numbers down — by deporting many asylum seekers back to Turkey.
Berlin wants to take in 70 unaccompanied migrants from Greek Islands
Berlin's mayor Michael Müller has announced that the German capital is willing to take in 70 unaccompanied migrant children and young people from the Greek island of Lesbos.
Migrant woman dies in Lesbos fire
A 27-year-old Afghan mother died after a small fire broke out in a migrant camp on the island of Lesbos. Firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire.
Pope sends aide to collect 33 asylum seekers from Greece
Pope Francis is again establishing his own ‘humanitarian corridor’ from Greece to Italy. His latest decision is to send a close aide, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, to the Greek island of Lesbos to pick up 33 asylum seekers and bring them back to Rome.
Hundreds of migrants taken to mainland Greece from overcrowded camps
In the latest attempt to ease the overcrowding in migrant camps on the Greek Aegean islands, over 350 migrants left Lesbos and Chios over the weekend. 10,000 migrants have been moved to mainland Greece since July, but given the unabated influx of migrants from Turkey, that effort is not nearly enough.
How might the new EU Commission shape migration policy in the future?
The European Union’s new Commissioners take up their posts on December 1 2019. So how will the EU’s future migration policy shape up under Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her team. InfoMigrants takes a look at what might come to pass in terms of migration to Europe.
Questions surround Greece's stricter course on refugees
Athens has announced tougher action against migrants and refugees. New deportation camps are to be set up, while asylum applications are to be processed more quickly. But some doubt the efficacy of the planned measures.
No Child Alone: Greek government announces new policy to protect migrant children
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a new scheme on Sunday designed to protect unaccompanied migrant minors who have arrived in Greece. The scheme, called "No Child Alone," is designed to protect such children "from exploitation and criminality."
Children of Moria -- A generation lost
Children make up over 45% of the people living in and around Greece's infamous Moria camp. These thousands of children are living in unbearable conditions and with very few facilities. InfoMigrants takes a closer look at some of the basic amenities that are there for Moria's children.
Greek asylum camps should be evacuated, says MSF
Migrants housed in Greece's island camps are living "in utter chaos and without any dignity," Doctors Without Borders says. The charity described one camp on Chios where 300 people are forced to share a single toilet.