Giorgos Koumoutsakos
Greece, Austria sign deal for lease of 181 containers for migrant housing
Greece and Austria have signed a two-year concession agreement over 181 containers to be used for the accommodation of migrants and refugees and as mobile healthcare facilities on the eastern Aegean islands and the mainland.
Switzerland to take in 22 unaccompanied minors, offer economic aid
Switzerland has agreed to take in 22 unaccompanied migrant children from Greece, it was announced Thursday following a telephone conversation between Alternate Minister of Migration and Asylum Giorgos Koumoutsakos and his Swiss counterpart Mario Gattiker.
Switzerland said it will also contribute 1.1 million Swiss francs to support Greece in managing the migrant/refugee crisis.
Greece takes delivery of more masks from China
Alternate Migration Minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos (r) and China's Ambassador to Greece Zhang Qiyue, both wearing face masks, do an elbow bump on Wednesday during the handover at the ministry of 20,000 surgical masks, a donation from the Chinese government to Greece, specifically destined for use at the migrant reception centers on the islands of the eastern Aegean where excessive overcrowding h
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Greece, UK ink migration deal
Greece's Alternate Migration Minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos and Britain's minister for immigration compliance, Chris Philp, on Wednesday signed a bilateral plan aimed at boosting cooperation in responding to irregular migration.
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China donates 20,000 masks to Greek migrant reception centers
China will donate 20,000 masks to help stem the spread of coronavirus at migrant reception centers on the Greek islands, it was announced Tuesday.
The initiative was finalized Tuesday following a phone call between Alternate Migration and Asylum Minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos and China Ambassador to Greece, Zhang Qiyue.
Greece transfers first group of young refugees to EU countries
Greece transferred a dozen unaccompanied children from overcrowded migrant camps to Luxembourg on Wednesday, the first of more than 1,000 relocations that are being expedited amid concerns over the impact of coronavirus on vulnerable groups.
Austria to send Greece 181 containers to house asylum seekers, provide healthcare amid pandemic
The Austrian government has agreed to send Greece 181 containers to be used for the accommodation of migrants and refugees and as mobile healthcare facilities, following a request by Athens, according to the ministry of migration on Thursday.
Greece has had to place two camps on lockdown after 21 migrants tested positive for Covid-19.
Germany, Luxembourg to take in migrant children from Greece
Germany plans to take in up to 50 unaccompanied minors staying at overcrowded refugee camps in Greece, while Luxembourg has agreed to accept 12, government officials said Tuesday.
Luxembourg to accept 12 unaccompanied children from Greece by next week
Luxembourg has agreed to relocate twelve unaccompanied refugee children from Greece by next week, Alternate Migration and Asylum Minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos said on Tuesday, after a phone call with the country's Foreign Minister, Jean Asselborn.
EU-backed repatriations program aim to ease pressure on islands
EU-backed repatriations program aim to ease pressure on islands Migration Policy Minister Notis Mitarakis and European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson on Thursday jointly announced the establishment of a European Union-backed program for the repatriation of 5,000 migrants from Greece to their home countries.