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Overwhelmed by immigrants, Italy threatens to bar the door to rescue ships
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by netinfoMore than 12,000 immigrants have been rescued in the blue seas of the Mediterranean in the past four days, a spike that has some overwhelmed Italian policymakers threatening to partly bar their ports to rescue ships, operated by humanitarian groups that weren’t flying the Italian flag unless they received more help from other EU members. […]
Kilkis: The city that embraced refugees
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by netinfoWith humanity, solidarity and warmth the inhabitants of Kilkis welcomed the refugees. Families of refugees, forced by the war in Syria to flee their homes, found shelter in apartments run by the Omnes Volunteer Club. These apartments are part of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ housing and services program. The Omnes Volunteer Club […]
AVRAMOPOULOS: IMPORTANT PROGRESS IN IMMIGRATION – More efficient management at EU level
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouIt is estimated that Europe will be able to manage more effectively migration in the future, said Dimitris Avramopoulos, noting that the EU has made significant progress in the last two years at all levels. Speaking in Paris, the Commissioner for Immigration, Home Affairs and Citizenship in the presentation of the OECD’s International Migration Survey […]
IRREGULAR IMMIGRANTS IN AKAKI -1 adult and 6 minors Somalis
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Katerina SkariSeven immigrants, six children and one adult, passed yesterday from the occupied areas to the free areas of the island via the Akaki area. They were spotted by the Police and then taken over by the competent state services. The immigrants were found to be of Somali origin, a 24-year-old woman with children aged 6 and […]
GREECE: NO HOSPITALITY POSSIBILITIES FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE – Major challenge the lack of housing provision
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouLack of hospitality, inadequate identification of vulnerable cases, encroaching on the islands, risk of a return to Turkey. Victims of torture are coming to Greece to look for a better future, but in some cases, they are experiencing new injuries. The above were found during an event organised by the Hellenic Council for Refugees, the […]
UN CALLS FOR SUPPORT SOUTH SUDAN REFUGEES – Secretary-General’s visit to a refugee camp
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouA dramatic call for the end of the civil war in South Sudan was sent by the UN Secretary-General. Antonio Guterres visited a camp of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda and praised the authorities and citizens of the country for their solidarity. “I saw the Ugandan border open, I saw the doors of the Ugandan […]
NEW FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PACKAGE FROM EU TO REFUGEES – € 90 million from Brussels for refugees in three countries
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia Zisiadou€ 90 million of economic aid was given by the European Union to refugees in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.According to UNICEF’s announcement, the donation was made on World Refugee Day and will be used for the professional education and psychological support of hundreds of young people in refugee countries. The same announcement also states that […]
THE EU MEMBER STATES THAT REFUSE TO ACCEPT MUSLIM REFUGEES – Disputes over refugee relocation continue
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has ruled out the possibility of a common European immigration policy following the Warsaw meeting of the Visegrad Group leaders (Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia) and Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) ). Last week, the European Commission launched the first stage of the preliminary ruling procedure against […]
AUSTRIA PROPOSES TO CLOSE THE MEDITERRANEAN ROUTE FOR REFUGEES – Intense reactions against the proposal
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouIntense reactions have emerged followed the proposal by Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurtz for the complete closing of the so-called Mediterranean Route for Refugees and Immigrants. Mr Kurtz now asks refugees rescued in the Mediterranean to be transported directly to reception centres in Tunisia or Egypt, which has been categorically rejected by the former, while […]
WORLD REFUGEE DAY: 65 MILLION REFUGEES – The UNHCR annual report
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouA record number of refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons worldwide has been reported, according to UNHCR’s annual report. The figure reaches 65.6 million and shows an increase of 300.000 compared to 2015, lower than in the 2014-2015 period when the number reached five million. However, High Commissioner for Refugee Affairs, Filippo Grandi, stressed again […]