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Greece
Hotspots on Greek Islands Better Prepared
The European Commissioner for Migration, Dimitris Avramopoulos, said on Tuesday that the Greek islands are better prepared to host migrants this winter in comparison to previous years.
However, there is still opportunity for improvement, he said when asked about the...
Cyprus
Cyprus, EU to Discuss Additional Assistance on Migration
A technical team of the European Union’s Directorate General on Migration will visit Cyprus on Tuesday to meet with local officials and discuss additional assistance that the island needs due to increased migration flows.
The visit comes in the aftermath...
Greece
Greece's Tsipras Meets with Commissioner for Migration Avramopoulos Ahead of EU Summit
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met on Wednesday with the European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos ahead of the informal EU Summit that will be held in Austria's Salzburg.
In this context, the two men discussed issues related with the...
Greece
EU's Avramopoulos Notes 'Significant Increase' in Migrant Arrivals to Greece
"Even if the number of arrivals remains relatively low, arrivals from Turkey have seen a significant increase since March 2018 and arrivals on the western Mediterranean route continue to show an upward trend," EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said...
Greece
EU Commissioner Avramopoulos Wants Common EU Asylum Policy
It is time to adopt a common and effective European policy on asylum, EU Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos said on Thursday at the JHA Council, Luxembourg. Regarding the strengthening of the Common European Asylum System,...
Greece
Commissioner Avramopoulos Stresses Need to Fight Radicalization
EU Commissioner for Migration and Internal Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos spoke at the European Parliament Plenary Session and stressed the need for collective effort to fight radicalization in order to avoid stigmatizing any community, ethnicity, or origin whether they are...
Greece
Chairman of JCS Visits Athens
The Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff and United States Army General Martin Dempsey will be visiting Greece on December 8-9. The American General will meet with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the Minister of National Defense Dimitris Avramopoulos...
Economy
Greece's New Coalition Cabinet Sworn In
After three years of protests, strikes and riots against austerity measures and the New Democracy (ND) Conservative and PASOK Socialist parties for creating Greece's crushing economic crisis and imposing pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions, a new cabinet...
Economy
The Samaras Shuffle Under Way
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and PASOK's Evangelos Venizelos were to meet on June 24 to discuss a shakeup in the Cabinet that will dump some of the Premier's ministers and replace them with Socialists to reward Venizelos for backing...
Economy
Samaras Says Crises Won't Derail Bailout
Undeterred by the loss of one of his coalition partners, the tiny Democratic Left (DIMAR) which refused to back his closing of the national broadcaster ERT and the firing of all 2,656 workers, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said...