A large fire reportedly broke out at a migrant camp on the Greek island of Samos, marking the second major blaze at the asylum center in less than two months. Tents and structures were damaged before fire crews could bring the conflagration under control. The local mayor of Vathy says the fire was likely started ‘deliberately,’ and has called for the camp’s inhabitants to be moved... 

Greek authorities have reportedly arrested migrants in connection with fires at an asylum center on the island of Samos, just days after a massive camp on Lesvos was burned down in suspected arson attacks. Multiple blazes have broken out at the Reception and Identification Center for Asylum Seekers (KYT) on Samos in recent days. “Firefighters rushed to the scene with 12 firefighters and 6 vehicles... 

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... 

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”... 

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,”... 

Police have fired tear gas at protesters on the Greek island of Kos, where several thousand people rallied against the construction of a refugee facility. Kos is a tourist hub that found itself on the frontline of Europe’s migrant crisis last year. Locals fear that migrants will deter holiday makers from visiting the island. “Some 2,000 people have turned up to the protest on Sunday,” RT’s... 

A surge in the number of bodies of refugees whose boats capsized as they desperately tried to reach Europe has filled the burial grounds of the Greek island of Lesbos to capacity, the island’s mayor said, adding that over 50 bodies remain unburied. The island’s morgues, cemeteries and emergency services have been overwhelmed with a record number of bodies of migrants who died trying to cross the... 

Migrants are “unarmed invaders, weapons in the hands of the Turks”, a New Democracy MP has said, less than two weeks after 12 women and children drowned in a controversial coastguard operation near the islet of Farmakonisi in the eastern Aegean. Sofia Voultepsi, who has represented the Greater Athens constituency for the conservative party since 2004, singled out Farmakonisi, during a... 

A boat of illegal immigrants on its way to Greece At least 20 bodies have been retrieved following an incident where a small boat carrying illegal immigrants traveling to Greece capsized near the eastern island of Lesvos. Officials say the National Greek Coast Guard has found the bodies at sea and is searching for survivors. The boat reportedly departed from the Turkish coast, carrying at least 27...