Tag: refugee camps

The European Commission today called on all migrants from the Greek side of the border to be moved to other camps in the country. "The European Commission will continue to send the message that the people of Idomeni should be relocated and placed in reception centers across Greece and they should not make these dangerous attempts. Authorities and NGOs should...

Conditions at Idomeni continue to deteriorate. Rain and more bad weather are like salt to open wound, especially following yesterday's announcement that voluntary organizations and the UNHCR were pulling out from the camp. Once again tents are sinking into the mud from recent rains, and refugees are being left in the cold while voluntary organizations withdraw, it is feared...

Thirty refugees in Idomeni claim that they were physically attacked by Macedonian police for attempting to cross the border into Macedonia illegally. Greek media reported on this incident according to information from the volunteers of the organization "Doctors without Borders". A representative of the organization said that 33 people from different countries, aged 17 to 29, on Saturday tried to enter...

In the cold weather, flooded by the pouring rain rain, some gather in tents, some outdoors, some even in the mud, but over 13,000 refugees in Idomeni await the decision from Brussels whether they’ll be allowed to continue their journey to Germany or not. This morning the situation got even worse. Mud, fog, flooded tents and soaking wet clothes drying...

Tensions are at a high at Idomeni after refugees broke through the barriers in protest to get through to the Macedonian side. Desperate after waiting for days, the refugees began to throw stones at the fence and the police. The police force from the Macedonian side responded with tear gas to try to disperse the crowd and to calm...

At the moment, all across Greece, 20,000 – 25,000 refugees have been stranded in the country. The figure is expected to rise which was released by the Minister for Migration Yiannis Muzalas in an interview with the Greek television “Mega” where he stated that he expected the numbers to rise, as every day thousands of refugees arrive every day...

In the coming weeks, Austria will reach its limit for taking refugees for the year (37,500) and will close the border said Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki. “Austria is a member of the three countries along with Germany and Sweden, who take in the most refugees. Our decisions will...