Tag: Greece ⁄ Open Migration

“Greece Kills Immigrants”

February 8, 2024 - Nancy Nguyen

Lesvos is one of the islands in the Aegean Sea, a place where many migrant people reach Europe. Over the years there have been many complaints regarding the Greek Coast Guard regarding forced pushbacks and acts of violence against people. Despite much evidence, including video, which confirms these complaints, the Greek government has not admitted responsibility, continuing to violate international law, starting with that which concerns the acceptance of asylum requests.

Tensions in Greece showcase the Failure of the EU’s Migration Policies

March 6, 2020 - Marianna Karakoulaki

Rumours about a migrant killed near the border; islanders "welcoming" people on a dinghy with insults and violence; thousands of men, women and children gathered at the border while the authorities deploy riot police. With Marianne Karakoulaki we return to Greece, where the events of the last few hours seem to show yet another failure of European migration policies.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 14/2019

April 9, 2019 - Open Migration

The ship Alan Kurdi awaits to disembark 64 people, a caravan of migrants wants to flee Greece, new clashes between rivalling factions in Libya. This and much more in the best reads of the week on refugees and migrants.

Migration, asylum and border management: the new role of Frontex in the aftermath of the “refugee crisis”

April 3, 2019 - David Fernández Rojo

The so-called “refugee crisis” prompted the urge to ensure the functioning of the Schengen area and the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), the need to operationally assist those Member States most affected by the sudden and extraordinary arrival of mixed migratory flows, and the convenience to effectively and uniformly implement the European Union (EU) measures adopted in regards to migration, asylum and border management matters. David Fernández Rojo - researcher at the University of Deusto - analyses in this article the significant reinforcements of the operational tasks entrusted to the EU decentralised agencies FRONTEX, EASO and EUROPOL in the aftermath of the "refugee crisis".

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 12/2019

March 26, 2019 - Open Migration

In the week that saw a new clash on asylum and new investigations into sea rescue NGO, a long-neglected issue came back into the spotlight: citizenship.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 11/2019

March 19, 2019 - Open Migration

From the fall in asylum applications in Europe to the drop in migrant arrivals in Italy. Next, a boom in rejected humanitarian protection visas and climate change as a driver of migration. This and much more in our weekly web review.

The 10 best articles on refugees and migration 08/2019

February 26, 2019 - Open Migration

The Italian Court of Cassation has ruled that applications for international protection lodged before October 5 2018 must be examined under pre-existing law. Migrants from the ship Diciotti are seeking damages. This week in news on refugees and migrants.