New Greek rules stigmatise NGOs working with migrants

The Greek federal government is targeting NGOs working with migrants as part of a politicised effort to reduce asylum. New ministerial rules presented previously this year and placed into a broader migration law in May just use to civil society groups that deals with refugees and asylum. Athens states the rules are required for higher […]

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Athens can handle Covid outbreak at Greek camp

The European Commission states Greece will have the ability to handle a Covid-19 outbreak at a refugee camp near Athens. “I think they can manage,” Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for home affairs, informed MEPs on Thursday (2 April). The outbreak is connected to the Ritsona camp of some 2,700 people who are all now […]

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Frontex tells officers to keep guarding Greek borders

The EU’s border company Frontex has actually informed its officers they should preserve border checks in between Greece and Turkey due to the pandemic. In an internal personnel e-mail sent out recently and seen by EUobserver, Frontex’s executive director Fabrice Leggeri stated they had a legal responsibility to assistance Greece. Due To The Fact That […]

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bring refugees on Greek islands to safety

As medical professionals in Europe, we call on the leaders of our federal governments and of the European Union to take instant action to ensure the safety ofrefugees . Recently, the refugee camps on the Greek Islands have actually ended up being progressively overcrowded. The corona pandemic that threatens to overwhelm the camps will have […]

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Greek island refugees in semi-lockdown

The Greek federal government is enforcing a curfew on refugees and migrants in the overcrowded Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, as part of its reaction versus the coronavirus pandemic. The procedures come as Athens prohibits big public needs and events social distancing to suppress the spread of Covid-19, a highly-contagious infection without […]

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