In response to today’s article in the newspaper “Dimokratia” (p. 13), the Press Office of the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum points out that the title and its content are misleading in terms of the substance and meaning of the statements, as well as distort reality. More specifically, in yesterday’s TV interview on VERGINA TV, […]
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N. Mitarakis: ‘It is worrying that the Turkish propaganda on immigration is taken so often as a fact’.
N. Mitarakis expresses the surprise of Athens for the statement of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grady, who notes that “we always seek to cooperate with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees”. According to the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Greece protects the external borders of the European Union, in full compliance with […]
Video from the Turkish provocations in the Aegean and the harassment of Greek boats
The Ministry of Immigration and Asylum has released videos that capture frame-by-frame the Turkish provocation in the Aegean and in particular the continuous harassment of Turkish coastguards on Greek boats near Kos, Lesvos and Chios. The footage shows that the Turkish port not only does not prevent the passage of boats carrying refugees and migrants, […]
Clarifications from the Ministry of Immigration for visits to Pakistan and Bangladesh
The results of the visit of the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Noti Mitaraki, to Pakistan and Bangladesh are summarized by the ministry through a series of questions and answers sent by the press office with an announcement. The questions and answers are as follows: Q: Has the government reached an agreement with Pakistan? A: […]
What does the Ministry answer? Immigration on the issue of visas to seasonal workers from Pakistan
“The strategic goal of the ministry, contrary to the title, is to fight illegal immigration,” the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum said in response to an article in the newspaper “Dimokratia”. The newspaper notes that the agreement of the Minister of Immigration, Noti Mitarakis, with the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the provision of a […]
N. Mitarakis: The vast majority of islanders support the creation of closed controlled structures
“Message of determination and intention for an honest dialogue with all the citizens of Chios on Immigration and the problems facing the remote island” by the Minister of Immigration and Asylum today in the context of an open discussion at the Homeric Spiritual Center of Chios. “The vast majority of islanders support the government and […]
Υπ. Immigration: Priorities for 2022 are National Strategies for Integration and Unaccompanied Children
The implementation of the Helios Junior integration program for adult children, the implementation of a new legal framework for the commission, the institutionalization of a framework for standards for accommodation structures and the creation of 200 emergency accommodation places are among the priorities of the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum for children for 2022, as […]
Υπ. Immigration: Another € 7.45 million available from the Solidarity Fund
Additional funding of 7.45 million euros was approved by the Solidarity Fund with a decision of the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Noti Mitaraki, in 8 local government organizations (OTA) first degree, legal entities under public law, as well as legal entities under private law. Article 252 of the Code of Municipalities and Communities (Law […]
Υπ. Migration: € 4.39 million in six municipalities from the Solidarity Fund
Additional funding in 6 Municipalities amounting to 4,390,000 million Euros was approved by the Solidarity Fund of the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum – A total of 23,182 million Euros have been allocated by the Solidarity Fund in 31 Municipalities. By decision of the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Mr. Notis Mitarakis, are approved by […]
Βουλή-Ν. Mitarakis: Border guard saves lives
“Border guard saves lives,” said Immigration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis, speaking at a special event of the European Affairs and Public Administration, Public Order and Justice parliamentary committees at the Conference on the Future of Europe. “The number of missing and dead migrants in 2021 (28) is a historic low compared to the previous […]