A pregnant woman has lost her life and at least 22 people, including young children, are missing after the sinking of their boat in the central Mediterranean, Doctors Without Borders announced today. The group rescued 71 migrants, including a four-month-old baby, by sending the Geo Barents ambulance ship off the Libyan coast, where the boat […]
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N. Mitarakis will inform the LIBE Commission about the Turkish provocation
The Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Mr. Notis Mitarakis, sent a letter to the Chairman of the LIBE Committee, Mr. Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, requesting to address the members of the LIBE Committee at its next meeting on June 27 and to provide detailed information on the of the Greek government to deal with the […]
Answer of K. Sakellaropoulou in Turkey: He has never recognized the jurisdiction of the Hague Tribunal
The President of the Republic gave a resounding response to Ankara and to the continuing violation of international law and the rule of law from the podium of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Turkey has never accepted the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, said Katerina Sakellaropoulou in […]
New funding of 2.76 million euros to four OTEs from the Solidarity Fund
By decision of the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Mr. Notis Mitarakis, the Solidarity Fund approved additional funding of 2.76 million euros to 4 local government organizations (OTA) first degree, in the context of supporting local communities that contribute to management of immigration. At the invitation of the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum, the Municipalities […]
N. Mitarakis: Turkish gendarmerie vehicles transport migrants to Evros
The scenario of increasing tension set up by Turkey in Evros was described by Notis Mitarakis, who spoke of the full tolerance of the Turkish authorities and that many times migrants are transported by Turkish gendarmerie cars. As the Minister of Immigration and Asylum told SKAI, “Greece welcomes these suffering people and implements a strict […]
EU: 82% increase in irregular entries from January to May
The number of people entering the European Union illegally from January to May increased to 86,420, or 82% compared to the same period last year, the European Border and Coast Guard (FRONTEX) announced on Monday. In May, the number of irregular entries increased by 75% year-on-year to 23,500, according to an announcement by FRONTEX, which […]
Frontex: Illegal migratory flows to EU from Western Balkans more than doubled in May
Illegal migratory flows from the Western Balkans to the European Union rose sharply in May, according to data released Monday by EU border guard Frontex. “In May, the number of illegal immigrants detected in the region more than doubled to 12,088,” Frontex said in a statement, adding that the main countries of origin were Syria […]
Mitaraki Satisfaction with the EU Agreement on Migration
The Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, expressed his satisfaction with the EU Council statement on the creation of a transitional solidarity mechanism, shortly after the completion of the work of the EU Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg. Specifically, the Greek Minister stated the following: “Today we have made significant progress towards Greece’s goals […]
US Summit: US to announce ‘regional agreement’ on immigration with Latin American countries
US President Joe Biden will announce today a “regional agreement” with Latin American countries on immigration, the White House announced at the close of the US Summit, which took place in Los Angeles. Biden “called on all governments on the path of migrants to adopt or strengthen asylum procedures on their territory, to guard their […]
EU: N. Mitarakis to inform European counterparts about Turkish provocation and possibility of instrumentalization of immigration
The Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, will inform the Turkish counterparts about the Turkish provocation at the border, but also about the possible future effort to instrumentalize the immigration, as he stated coming to the Council of Internal Affairs in Luxembourg. In particular, Mr. Mitarakis noted: “Today in the Home Affairs Council I […]