Migrants
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Europe
Portugal Volunteers to Home Refugee Children
Migration is ticking up due to mounting unrest in the eastern Mediterranean, putting Southern Europe – and Greece especially –…
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Europe
Tensions Rise in the Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey and Greece have resumed their sabre rattling – contributing to the increased instability being felt in the eastern Mediterranean…
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Europe
Greece Faces Unique Challenges in Battling the Coronavirus
As of April 13, Greece had more than 2,145 confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 and a total of 99 associated deaths.…
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Europe
2019 Saw 500,000 Immigrants Make Portugal their New Home
After years of high emigration numbers, it looks as though Portugal is finally seeing an uptick in residents. For the…
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Cyprus
The First Ports of Call in Italy, Greece, and Cyprus
Migration has long been a central issue in Europe, when nearly 1 million people fled their homes in Syria and…
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Europe
Tension Builds Between Greece and Turkey, Amid Surge of Migrants on Greece’s Shores
Germany’s Interior Minister called for Greece to expedite migrant deportations back to Turkey and to stem the tide of migration…
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Italy
Will Salvini’s Grand Far-Right Alliance Float?
With barely a month before Europe goes to the polls, Italy’s Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Matteo Salvini, called…
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Europe
Multilateral Agreement Between EU Members States Saves Migrants on Rescue Vessel MV Aquarius
A collective sigh of relief echoed among nonprofit workers and the 141 migrants aboard the MV Aquarius last week after…
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Greece
New Greek Asylum Bill Seeks to Minimise Overcrowding in Island Camps
Greece passed a new asylum bill last week that aims to make asylum procedures simpler and faster and help with…
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Europe
ESTIA Spells Home for Migrants in Greece
On a warm August evening last year, villagers from Choudetsi, a small town in Crete, gathered in the local elementary…
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