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Greek Coast Guard under pressure
Greek Coast Guard is being stretched to its limits with at least 1,728 illegal immigrants being rescued by over the past 3 days around the eastern Aegean islands of Samothrace, Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Agathonisi, Kos and Megisti. The ‘irregular’ immigrants were collected in 66 coast guard operations that took place between Friday- August 14 and Monday-August 17.
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Syrians begin boarding refugee ship on Greek island
Hundreds of Syrian migrants on the Greek island of Kos on Aug. 16 began boarding a passenger ship that is to house and process them, in a bid to ease sometimes chaotic conditions onshore.
Another 2,000 migrants shipped from isles to makeshift camp in … Athens park
“We didn’t come to Greece to receive money or to create a problem; we want to leave and seek a better future in another country,” is the way the head of one family, who idenified themselves as refugees from Syria, told Proto Thema on Thursday.
A latter-day Birth of Venus? This shapely body belongs to a Greek lawmaker…
Without the appearance of her face, the body of the bikini-clad woman on the beach could easily pass for one of the many well-shaped supermodels choosing to vacation on Mykonos, Ibiza or St. Tropez.
High Court OKs land transfers in Skouries gold mine project
A 2012 ministerial decision granting Hellenic Gold, the company exploiting the Skouries gold mine concession in northern Greece, 327.3 hectares of forestland in two separate locations has been ratified by the Council of State, Greece’s highest administrative court.
A moment filmed: Syrian refugees land on Greek island
A Turkish tourist on the Greek island of Lesbos on the Aegean Sea has filmed the landing of a boat-load of Syrian refugees.
Chaos on Kos and Leros with more migrants than infrastructure allows (pics)
“Chaos” is the word to describe the situation on the island of Kos with images of violence between undocumented migrants and the outnumbered Greek police doing the rounds on the international media.
Immigration Minister Christodoulopoulou in another world
Greece’s Deputy Immigration Minister Tasia Christodoulopoulou said that Greek authorities were planning to create 2,500 positions to host immigrants by the end of 2015.
Bedlam on Kos with fights among undocumented migrants (pics + vids)
Hundreds of protesting migrants demanding quick registration began blocking the main coastal road in the island’s main town, staging a
Home Sweet Home! Greeks building a hospitable place for migrants (pics)
Greek authorities are whizzing through work at the Elaionas facility where they hope to relocate refugees from the Pedion tou Areos Park, Athens, by Tuesday. Refugees are expected to be moved to the new region in western Attica by Tuesday. Refugees will be housed in the same containers that also housed the Athens’ earthquake victims in 1999.