The Greek government says it’s bracing itself for a dramatic uptick in migrants coming from its neighbor across the Aegean Sea. As migrants continue to pour into Greece from Turkey and as the crisis on the Greek islands continues to deepen, the Greek government has predicted that 100,000 more migrants will arrive from Turkey next year, Deutsche Welle reports. “The crisis is happening now, and... 

70,000 migrants have made it to the European Union from Turkey this year, according to a confidential EU report, prompting some to question whether the EU-Turkey refugee deal has fallen apart completely. The confidential EU report shows that the number of migrants and asylum seekers who’ve successfully crossed over into the EU from Turkey this year has nearly doubled in comparison to 2018, Die Welt... 

As large numbers of migrants arriving in Greece continue to exert immense pressure on its infrastructure, France has announced that it will accept 400 asylum seekers from the embattled Mediterranean country. French Ambassador to Athens Patrick Maisonnave also mentioned that France would assist Greece in returning large numbers of migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, Greek newspaper... 

Greece’s Coast Guard reported that over 1,350 migrants landed on the country’s various islands in the Aegean Sea over the weekend. The news comes as migrant facilities operating on the Greek islands already face massive overcrowding and growing violence. According to the Greek Coast Guard, between Friday and Monday morning, 658 migrants were picked up while another 730 migrants succeeded in landing... 

The Greek island of Samos has been “destabilized” following a fire at an asylum center which was already overflowing with migrants, a local mayor has warned. Hundreds of migrants are now sleeping in parks and public squares following a blaze at the Vathy migrant processing and reception center. The island has reached a “breaking point,” according to Greek outlet Ekathimerini. “The... 

As Greece continues to struggle to accommodate the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who’ve recently have made their way from Turkey, its government said that it would call on the EU to impose sanctions on member states who refuse to accept a portion of the new arrivals. The Greek government contends that countries like Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, who continue to reject “mandatory”... 

At least two people have been killed after migrants in a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos set fires to housing units and clashed with police and firefighters on Sunday. According to a report from Athens News Agency, which quoted police sources, a woman and child died as a result of the chaos and fires at the overcrowded Moria camp on the island of Lesbos. Five others were sent to hospital for injuries... 

Greek police have arrested ten Syrian migrants who were disguised as Ukrainian volleyball players. The group, who all wore matching tracksuits, was arrested at Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos airport after borders and customs officials discovered that they were using Ukrainian passports that were clearly not their own, and had been reported lost or stolen. According to police, the group had hoped... 

Migrants are flooding the Greek islands again, with another 427 arriving in a single day, according to reports. Thousands of migrants and human traffickers have been setting sail from Turkey this summer, often bound for Greece. “Within a 24-hour period, 427 migrants reached the islands of Rhodes, Lesbos and Samos in the east of the Aegean Sea this morning, the Greek coast guard has announced,”... 

Greece’s new conservative Prime Minister has warned Turkey’s Erdogan against threatening Europe with a new wave of migrants after the Turkish Prime Minister threatened last week to “open the gates” and let millions of migrants flood into Europe. Erdogan’s words were spoken amid rising tensions between Turkey and the United States over delays in the creation of a safe zone in Syria. “Our... 

Turkey is threatening to “open the gates” to Europe, potentially unleashing a torrent of migrants who have been kept inside its borders in exchange for massive payoffs. President Tayyip Erdogan has called upon Western nations to fund the repatriation of one million Syrian refugees he plans resettle in a “safe zone” in their home country, Reuters reports. “Our goal is... 

Sixteen boats packed with over 600 migrants stormed ashore on the Greek island of Lesbos in single day, according to reports. In the span of one hour on Thursday, thirteen boats carrying 547 migrants landed, followed shortly by the rest. The vessels reportedly set sail from Turkey laden with migrants mostly from Syria and Afghanistan. “Hundreds have been arriving in Greece from Turkey each week,... 

During a recent state visit to Berlin, Greece’s recently elected head of state Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that he hopes Germany will agree to begin negotiations surrounding war reparations, the Associated Press reports. Following a meeting with Chancellor Merkel on Thursday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of the New Democracy party told members of the press “we hope there will be a positive... 

Police in Athens carried out several raids on apartments and buildings in the Exarchia district which have been known to shelter illegal immigrants and far-left anarchists. According to the Greek Reporter, “The police sweeps, which began last week, are being undertaken with an aim to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration as well as squatting in vacant buildings.” Thanks to Monday’s... 

Security forces in North Macedonia have reported having arrested 161 migrants who were trying sneak into the country illegally from Greece. Police said in a statement that the migrants were found in the southern region of the country by local police as well as by officers from other European countries who are assisting in the patrol of North Macedonia’s border, AFP reports. The migrants were said...