Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has argued that the EU should revisit the legal status of pushbacks of refugees and migrants, effectively calling for practices currently prohibited under international and European…
A search and rescue operation was launched at dawn in the sea area south of Gavdos, where 108 refugees were found aboard a wooden vessel.
A major search and rescue operation took place on Friday south of Gavdos, the southernmost point of Greece, where 361 refugees aboard a fishing vessel were located and rescued 35…
A search-and-rescue operation is under way in the southeastern Aegean Sea, near the small Greek island of Farmakonisi (close to the Turkish coastline), after authorities located 13 refugees and migrants…
Nineteen EU member states, including Greece, have urged the European Commission to adopt an even harsher anti-immigration stance by providing financial and diplomatic support for the creation of refugee detention…
A dinghy carrying 35 migrants was rescued on Monday morning 55 nautical miles south of Ierapetra, after being spotted by a Liberian-flagged ship. Four people showing signs of severe exhaustion,…
Immigration and asylum minister Thanos Plevris said Greece has joined an initiative, in close cooperation with Germany, to establish migrant return hubs in Africa, and suggested the scheme could operate…
The death toll from a new shipwreck off Gavdos remains unclear, with six bodies recovered so far and serious concern that the number of victims will rise. According to survivor…
Far-right Minister of Migration and Asylum Thanos Plevris has sparked outrage after announcing that medical age tests were conducted on 104 migrants, claiming that 59 were found to be adults.…
The landmark exhibition of contemporary Palestinian art All Eyes on Palestine will open on Thursday 11 December 2025 in the historic neighbourhood of Monastiraki, Athens. The exhibition honours twenty Palestinian…