refugeecrisis

Mobile Units Program for Refugees in Piraeus from SolidarityNow

28/06/201628/06/2016 ENstaff refugeecrisis, refugees, SolidarityNow

Since the beginning of the “Blue Dots” program in May 2016 until today, the teams of SolidarityNow and NCSS have helped more than 1,000 refugees.

society

Norway steps up efforts to help refugees in Greece

26/02/2016 ENstaff Embassy of Norway EEA Grants, Norway, refugeecrisis

An additional 3.3 million euros is now being reallocated from other programmes in Greece, funded by Norway through the Grants scheme.

avramopoulos JHA council_embassynews.net

european union foreign affairs

Commissioner Avramopoulos: “The possibility of a humanitarian crisis is very real and very near”

26/02/201626/02/2016 ENstaff Austria, Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU Council, migration, refugeecrisis

“We cannot continue to deal through unilateral, bilateral or trilateral actions”, said D. Avramopoulos, following the meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council.

foreign affairs

FM Nikos Kotzias expresses concern on the meeting in Vienna

23/02/201623/02/2016 ENstaff Austria, Embassy of Austria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias, refugeecrisis

Minister Kotzias expressed his concern regarding the decision of the Ministers of Interior and Foreign Affairs of Austria and the Western Balkan countries to hold a meeting on the refugee crisis.

society

FRONTEX: Number of migrants arriving in Greece down by 40%

22/02/201622/02/2016 ENstaff FRONTEX, migrants, refugeecrisis, refugees

According to figures published by FRONTEX, the number of migrants arriving in Greece dropped in January 2016 mainly due to poor weather conditions.

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UN agencies call for enhancing safety for refugees and migrants

19/02/2016 ENstaff IOM, migrants, refugeecrisis, UNHCR, UNICEF

UNHCR, IOM and UNICEF say that more than 340 children, many of them babies and toddlers, have drowned in the eastern Mediterranean since September 2015.

Nordic Embasseis Idomeni_embassynews.net

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Nordic Embassies visited Idomeni

17/02/201617/02/2016 ENstaff Embassy of Sweden, FYROM, Greece, refugeecrisis, UNHCR

A delegation of the Nordic Embassies in Athens visited the Greek border with FYROM in Idomeni.

LIBE - Committee on civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs delegation to Turkey.
Visit to the Nizip refugee container shelter in the presence of Ambassador Adnan KECICI

society

Refugee crisis: European MPs assess the situation in Turkey

16/02/2016 ENstaff European Parliament, Nizip refugee camp, refugeecrisis, Turkey

A delegation headed by European Parliament’s Vice-President Sylvie Guillaume visited the Nizip refugee camp.

society

Deutsche Schule Athen donates 210 sleeping bags to refugees on Chios

15/02/2016 ENstaff Chios, Deutsche Schule Athen, dsAthen, refugeecrisis, UNHCR

The initiative was also supported by the Municipality of Chios and UNHCR.

foreign affairs

Alternate FM Nikos Xydakis held meetings with Foreign Ministry officials in Slovakia

10/02/2016 ENstaff Ivan Korčok, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Miroslav Lajčák, Nikos Xydakis, refugeecrisis, Slovakia

Nikos Xydakis on Tuesday met in Bratislava with Slovakia’s Foreign Minister, Miroslav Lajčák and Deputy Minister for European Affairs, Ivan Korčok.

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Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.