A LARGE number of earthquakes have been felt beneath volcanoes across the world, sparking fears of major eruptions, so are any volcanoes erupting and could there be a violent explosion? In Hawaii a total of 18 earthquakes have been measured under Kilauea volcano during the last 18 hours.The largest earthquakes measured on the Big…
Greek police detained 1,658 refugees and migrants in March after they crossed the border from Turkey by land. A barbed wire fence sits on the Greek-Turkish border [File: Reuters] Athens, Greece – A growing number of refugees and migrants are reaching Greece via land routes from Turkey, with Greek authorities increasingly accused of carrying out illegal pushbacks on the land borders….
EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos visits the refugee camp of Ritsona, about 86 kilometers north of Athens, Greece, on April 12, 2018. The European Union will continue supporting Greece, Italy and other countries which are at the forefront of the refugee challenge, EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship…
The Greek government has prepared a new bill that will speed up the country’s asylum procedure amid an increase in migration to Greece this year, Greek Migration Policy Minister Dimitris Vitsas said Friday. “We are bringing a new bill in parliament that will simplify, accelerate and organize the asylum procedure. This law will be voted by the…
Image EPA The EU saw the lowest number of detected illegal border crossings last year At least 15 migrants, including five children, have died when their boat capsized as they tried to cross from Turkey, the Greek coastguard has said. About 20 are believed to have been on board, and several are unaccounted for. Coastguard…
A ‘game-changer’ EU project has helped Greek authorities, but many issues remain. Zaineb, from Aleppo in Syria, with one of her three children at an apartment funded by the EU, in Livadia. Photograph: DG Echo When the mayor of the Greek city of Livadia, Giota Poulou, supported the construction of a mosque for the benefit of refugees…
Malakasa refugee camp in Greece.PETER NIX By Peter Nix Atmospheric hurricanes have devastated many lives recently, their ferocity enhanced by warm seas and moist air associated with climate change. That same historic environmental crisis, coupled with huge social and political stresses in the Mideast and North Africa, is creating human migrations on this planet so…